Beethoven - Sonata in F major for horn (or cello) and piano

Sonate in F major op.17 by Ludwig van Beethoven for horn (or cello) and piano.

Edited by Armin Raab.
Fingering of piano part by Andreas Groethuysen.
Fingering and bowing of violoncello part by Reiner Ginzel

Beethoven composed his Sonata for Piano and French Horn for a concert held at the Vienna Hofburgtheater on 18 April 1800 by Giovanni Punto (Johann Wenzel Stich), the most famous horn player of his day. The solo part was designed to grant Punto an opportunity to display his special prowess; in consequence, there were few professionnal virtuosos capable of performing it on the natural horn. An alternative setting was required to ensure the work's success in print. The first edition and sole surviving source was issued in March 1801 by the Viennese publisher Tranquillo Mollo; besides the horn part, it was also accompanied by a solo part for violoncello. According to Carl Czerny, the arrangement was made by the composer himself, a supposition also substantiated by the nature and extent of the changes made to the original version. (...)