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Title: Bagatelles
Post by: burstroman on December 19, 2006, 02:27:28 AM

Have any of you ever played or ever heard a recital in which any of the complete sets of Beethoven's bagatelles (Op. 33, 119, or 126) were performed as a set?  If you have, with what other works were they programmed?  Did you find the pieces satisfying when performed together? Thank you.

Title: Re: Bagatelles
Post by: desordre on December 19, 2006, 02:59:22 AM

 Dear Burstro:
 Indeed, I did attend once to a recital with the complete set of opus 119, paired with Brahms' Klavierstucke opus 118 and Schumann's Phantasiestucke. It was very interesting, the contrasts within the sets and they relationships. By the way, I'm very fond of play or listen to whole sets. These by Beethoven work preety well in their entire length.
 Best!

Title: Re: Bagatelles
Post by: pianowolfi on December 19, 2006, 08:55:48 AM

I played the set op. 126 for an audition. The other pieces were Chopin Nocturne op. 48,1, first mvt. of Bacewicz sonata no. 2, Bach Partita c-minor three mvts. I like and prefer to play op. 126 as a set. It is much more satisfying. Same for op. 119.

Title: Re: Bagatelles
Post by: mikey6 on December 19, 2006, 11:25:28 PM

op.126 was written to be performed as a complete set anywayz.  There's a relationship between them which I haven't figured out yet :-\

Title: Re: Bagatelles
Post by: burstroman on December 26, 2006, 01:54:19 AM

Thanks mikey6, I'm glad I'm not the only one who hasn't figured out the "connection".  We can still enjoy them.