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Hello pianists. I can't find this sonata by searching on the web so please let me know if you know where I can buy the score. Also, I want it in a book firm not in a printable pdf. Thanks
The Henle Urtext editions of Handel's harpsichord music are good, though not the least expensive option. They have appendices with different versions of some movements where different versions exist, and a critical report section that discusses different opinions about what is the correct urtext at various points in the score.
Some other editions leave some movements out, such as leaving out the Prelude for the Suite HWV437, perhaps because the Prelude (taken at its customary tempo) increases the difficulty of playing the entire suite.
Sorry about that. Guess I responding to his initial comment that he couldn't find the score by searching the web. Actually, before I purchase a "book" I usually download a pdf of a piece to see if I can really play the doggone thing. No point in purchasing the book if I can't.
You'll find it in Barenreiter Volume 4 in the appendix, I believe. They have edited his complete keyboard works (other than organ). That said you will pay something like 25 euros for a 4 pages score. It is not a very famous piece so finding it separately is difficult, if even possible. You can also try a cheaper editor like Kalmus.
