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Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Full Score | 
 enlarge | Author: Ludwig Van Beethoven
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
Buy New: $9.87
You Save: $7.08 (42%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 34785
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 8.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 048626033X
Dewey Decimal Number: 781
EAN: 9780486260334
ASIN: 048626033X
Publication Date: January 1, 1989
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Product Description
Superb authoritative German editions (Henry Litolff’s Verlag) of Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21; Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36; Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major ("Eroica"), Op. 55; and Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60. Finest inexpensive full-score editions. Lists of instruments.
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 Let the BUYER BEWARE!!! October 28, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
While Dover's many scores represent an amazing value across the musical repertoire, their collection and reprint of the Litolff Edition of the Beethoven Symphonies was a mistake. For the casual buyer they are workable, but not for serious use in performance, as they are riddled with editorial mistakes and problems. Purchaser would be better advised to find a set of the miniature (octavo-sized) Baerenreiter critical scores. They are bound just as nicely and the paper is of excellent quality. I use the full-size Baerenreiter set when I conduct my orchestra.
 Very good quality editions for study and listening - will last for years January 24, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I appreciate the Dover edition of these works because the large format makes for easier reading and provides room for making notes while you are studying. For example, you might want to make something special or unique to one recording so that when you listen to another you can compare the two.
And if you don't read music very well, these symphonies are a good place to start. You can listen to the music and what the shapes go by. And eventually you will get used to the link between the sound and what you see. These scores are not as dense as, say Mahler or Strauss or works with huge orchestras. So, the classics make a great way to get into the pool, so to speak. Honestly, even if you can't read the notes, you will notice things after a few listenings that you had not heard before because you see the `shape' in the score.
The Dover editions are also very durable and will last for many years of use. These editions are nice and clear and easy on the eyes because the contrast between the dark ink and light paper is very good, but not blinding.
Recommended. Expand your horizons!
Worth Having December 29, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
These scores (as well as those of the other symphonies) are worth having. Serious students of music can take invaluable lessons from Beethoven's knowledge of counterpoint, orchestration, dynamics, melody, harmony, and form. Additionally these are great listening aids, pointing out "Nebenstimmen" ("secondary voices") that might not be noticed at first listen. This way one can learn to enjoy Beethoven (and other music) as many melodies intertwining into a larger fabric.
student's companion June 19, 2000
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This edition of the first four symphonies followed me through my conservatory training, including some extremely frightening conducting lessons in front of a bored orchestra. There are no errors in the score that I have ever found, and the music is clear and easy to read. The best edition of a necessary score for any orchestral musician.
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