tempo marking for Beethoven's sonata op. 90

[BoliverAllmon]

what would you say is a good tempo marking for beethoven's sonata op. 90?

[nicco]

Metronome: 150-160 in 3\4

[steve jones]

My copy says 148bpm I believe, and Beethovens direction is to stick to it like glue.

SJ

[arensky]

Mvt. I, dotted half note = 60. Feel it in one, not three, so it flows and doesn't sound  "notey" .

Mvt. II, quarter note = 80-92. I always found it difficult to keep a steady tempo in this movement, I was always slowing down, speeding up, etc. Somewhere I have jury comments about that, one panelist liked what I did, another felt that my playing sounded disconnected. I think Beethoven's direction "songfully" is very important, more important than keeping a metronomic tempo, which can kill this movement.

This is a beautiful piece, enjoy!