Beethoven: Ländlerischer Tanz F major for piano, for piano

Wiener Urtext Edition presents a hitherto unknown and unpublished piano piece by Beethoven, which was found in 2020 during research at the Vienna City Library (Wienbibliothek im Rathaus).

The work is notated on a double sheet with sketches by Ludwig van Beethoven from 1790–1792. It is untitled and does not begin at the beginning, but only at the end of a line, immediately following a previous sketch.

As a hitherto unknown piece, it does not yet appear in the new catalogue of works and bears neither opus number nor WoO number. The 16-bar piece shows the musical character of a Ländler (18th century European folk dance). Beethoven notated the complete melody voice of his piece, even reworking it in a few places, but the accompaniment is written in abbreviated form.

The piece is published as first edition in Wiener Urtext and is also available in the anthology
containing the complete Piano Pieces by Beethoven, UT 50295.