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Which Beethoven sonata do you think is harder?

No.8 Op. 13 'Pathetique'
6 (30%)
No.14 Op. 27 'Moonlight'
14 (70%)

Total Members Voted: 20

Topic: Which of these pieces is the hardest?  (Read 2579 times)

Offline kghayesh

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Which of these pieces is the hardest?
on: July 01, 2005, 07:11:00 PM
Just wanna know your opinions

Offline luc

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Re: Which of these pieces is the hardest?
Reply #1 on: July 01, 2005, 07:17:18 PM
I think Moonlight. Ok, the first and second movement are not that difficult, but the third is extremely hard
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Re: Which of these pieces is the hardest?
Reply #2 on: July 01, 2005, 08:38:30 PM
I've learned Pathetic first and I'm playing Moonlight for almost 4 years but I'm still having a hard time with Pathetic whenever I'm reviewing it.     

Offline Etude

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Re: Which of these pieces is the hardest?
Reply #3 on: July 01, 2005, 09:06:20 PM
I learnt both a few years ago.  Now, I can still play moonlight fairly well, but I can't remember a bit of the Pathetique. 

So I would say the latter is more difficult.

Offline nanabush

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Re: Which of these pieces is the hardest?
Reply #4 on: July 01, 2005, 09:36:07 PM
K although Pathetique has two fast movements and Moonlight has only one, that one movement is much more difficult than the two of Pathetique IMO.  I played last two movements of pathetique fer grade 10 piano in Canada, and Moonlight is the next level up, for one reason or another...
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