Repertoire selection questions, a WHOLE sonata???

[kurtsy]

Hello!

I am sure you all LOVE the abundance "which piece next", "which piece is hardest" threads so I thought I should take it on as my personal duty to help you appease this yearning desire.

I am a 19 year-old ex-piano student who has just recently began to play again. I began when I was 4 and played for about 10 years before quitting. I would really like to make quitting piano lessons something that I will not regret for the rest of my life, to do this, I think learning a proper, full sonata is in order.

I have started picking up my old books and playing pieces from my childhood; to help give you an idea of my level: Scarlatti Sonatas (K9 and K430), Mozart's D minor Fantasie, Parts of the Goldberg Variations (Aria, Var.22), Liszt Consolations. I also once played the first movement of Beethoven's 49/2 but I didn't much like that piece.

I have a couple pieces that I am leaning towards but have no idea whether they are way out of my league or not. Some that I have in mind: Mozart's K330, K310 and Beethoven's 10/1.

Would anyone mind ordering these sonatas in terms of difficulty? and perhaps also comment on how much work they would be for me based on my past repertoire?

I'm also open to suggestions of other sonatas, and they don't have to be classical, I just didn't think I was ready for Liszt yet (though it's on the list. I don't know how to say that without the pun )

Thanks in advance!
Aaron

ps: For what it's worth I will have a teacher this summer, the one I started with infact, who will hopefully be able to coach me through the sonata.

[teresa_b]

Good luck with your studies!

I would say Mozart K330, Mozart K310, Beethoven 10/1 (although the K310 is more difficult than it sounds).  The K330 is definitely less technically difficult, so I would start with that.

Teresa 

[kurtsy]

thanks for the reply!

I've actually decided to go with the Beethoven 10/1, so it looks like I have my work cut out for me. Do you have any suggestions or tips? I've just started reading through the first movement and it looks pretty straight forward. Is there something I'm missing or do most of the difficulties lie in the second and third movement (which I haven't looked at yet)?

Thanks,
Aaron