classical sonata

[elevateme]

my teacher says i have to stop doing chopin liszt etc and learn a sonata from the classical period. he says a pianist is not a proper pianist until he can tackle classical repetoire and understand the works of the great masters.

so which one should i learn? ive done things like gaspard & chopin b minor so unless theres a super hard one i should be able to do any.

[verywellmister]

You may want to start off with an early Beethoven Sonata.  SInce you can play Gaspard , maybe Op.2/3, Op.10/3, Op.7, or Op.22.  Or you can tackle one from his middle period, such as the Op.31 sonatas or Waldstein (Op.53) or Appassionata (Op.57).

Mozart-the hard ones are K.284, K.310, K.457, K.533, and K.576.

Haydn-the harder ones are Hob.xvi:46, 49, 50, and 52.

Schubert-D.960 is imo the greatest one.  its quite hard too.  Most ppl start on D.644 which is much easier but still not a walk in the park (well maybe for someone who can play gaspard).

Good luck

[elevateme]

haha thankyou i will look at those. by the way im really rubbish at scarbo, and ive been playing for ages so i should be able to play it well anyway (which i cant do..) lol