Which Would You Choose to Compete With?

[pianote]

For some fun,
If your requirement was to play a movement of a Beethoven Sonata, which of these would you choose and why?


No. 8, Op.13, I (Pathetique)
No. 13, Op.27 No.1, IV Allegro Vivace
No. 14, Op.27 No.2, III (Moonlight)
No. 16, Op.28, I (Pastoral)
No. 17, Op. 31 No.2, I (Tempest)
None of them, I'd pick_______________

[contrapunctus]

If you can pull off the fourth movement of the Hammerklavier in an non-professional competition, then you pretty much got it sealed up.

[pianistimo]

probably the tempest.  the moonlight is too well known and richter's playing of it would be hard to outdo.

[BoliverAllmon]

pastoral. i feel it is underplayed.

[allthumbs]

pastoral. i feel it is underplayed.

Ditto

[pita bread]

None of the above; I'd pick Op. 81a, Op. 90, or Op. 109.

[rc]

I dig the 'pastoral' from that list.

...for a slight extention to your list, Op. 27/1 - Allegro molto e vivace (II) has always tickled my imagination. (Thanks for the reminder BTW, now I know which piece I'd like to learn next )

Outside of your list, I would be happy to learn every single Beethoven sonata. Lately, Op 10/2 - Presto, is sounding incredibly fun. For myself, it would be a while before I could do such a thing.

[henrah]

probably the tempest. the moonlight is too well known and richter's playing of it would be hard to outdo.

Could you point me towards this recording please? I shall ever be in your debt!
Henrah

[pianistimo]

ok.  i hope it's here:

www.wnyc.org/arts/fishko/index.html            scroll down to fishko files 2005 and down to 'sviatoslav richter' (bbc legends 4010-2)  and click on 'listen'  hopefully it's there.

[jason2711]

I'd go for either the pastoral or the tempest from that list

[elevateme]

None of the above, I'd pick: chopin

[elevateme]

oh right sory

didnt see the "beethoven sonata" bit, heh

[phil13]

probably the tempest.  the moonlight is too well known and richter's playing of it would be hard to outdo.

My teacher says he's seen more people butcher the Tempest and Pathetique than they have Moonlight.

I'm all good with Pastoral. Should play the 4th mvt., too, it's great.

Phil

[apion]

Tempest

[mike_lang]

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[shasta]

Op 81a (Les Adieux), the vivacissimamente