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Topic: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?  (Read 12805 times)

Offline prongated

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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #50 on: March 16, 2010, 04:27:20 AM
I only like the Waldstein.

I can't stand anything else he wrote.  Overrated claptrap.  Especially the symphonies.



...??? If there's any Beethoven sonata that is closest to resembling a claptrap (I believe none of them come even close), it's the Waldstein - especially given the way so many young pianists play it these days!

Offline synthex

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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #51 on: March 16, 2010, 07:57:48 AM
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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #52 on: March 18, 2010, 10:05:05 PM
Who's synthex??? And why is he posting question marks all the time??
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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #53 on: March 19, 2010, 12:37:11 AM
S/he didn't post question marks. S/he posted something (which I'd like to know here!) and then modified most of his/her posts to question marks. I'm guessing s/he's upset over something...

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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #54 on: March 26, 2010, 11:42:27 PM
...??? If there's any Beethoven sonata that is closest to resembling a claptrap (I believe none of them come even close), it's the Waldstein - especially given the way so many young pianists play it these days!
the waldstein may be claptrap but it is a cool piece. part of me thinks that the first movement can be done with household items

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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #55 on: March 27, 2010, 01:17:56 AM
the waldstein may be claptrap but it is a cool piece. part of me thinks that the first movement can be done with household items
Sorta 

lol  ;D

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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #56 on: March 27, 2010, 08:02:16 PM
Sorta  

lol  ;D

Who is that Wolfi, someone new here?  ;D
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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #57 on: September 11, 2010, 01:21:21 PM
Opus 13 No 8 Sonata Paathetique!
Not one of Beethoven's most important works.
However,as far as melody and feeling is concerned,it is surely one of the finest pieces of music ever!
It can always make you feel so....
so...................
high!!! :D

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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #58 on: July 08, 2011, 06:02:10 PM
Why hasnt ANYONE named Op.106 Hammerklavier?

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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #59 on: October 16, 2011, 01:55:04 AM
Appasionata sonata and Hammerklavier.
Funny? How? How am I funny?

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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #60 on: October 16, 2011, 02:37:02 AM
Why hasnt ANYONE named Op.106 Hammerklavier?

Because it's not that great of a sonata. The slow movement last for about 10 minutes, and the fugue is way to large and could use some downsizing. With other late Beethoven (i.e. op. 109, 110, 111) there's no reason to look at the Hammerklavier as the best.

The greatest sonata in my opinion would be OP 111.

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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #61 on: October 18, 2011, 01:31:08 AM
Because it's not that great of a sonata. The slow movement last for about 10 minutes, and the fugue is way to large and could use some downsizing. With other late Beethoven (i.e. op. 109, 110, 111) there's no reason to look at the Hammerklavier as the best.

The greatest sonata in my opinion would be OP 111.

Probably because you think it is boring.
Funny? How? How am I funny?

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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #62 on: February 05, 2013, 12:21:49 AM
For me it would be the Tempest. Most boring one would probably be Sonata #2 in A Major

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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #63 on: February 05, 2013, 12:39:52 AM
Appassionata!!!!!!!!!
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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #64 on: February 05, 2013, 12:47:11 AM
My favourite is Op109, but there we go.

Not touching the "which is best" argument.

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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #65 on: February 05, 2013, 01:57:35 AM
I hate them all. I'm still waiting for that epiphany to hit, where I suddenly fall in love with his music. It's happened for me with Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, and Prokofiev. Eventually Beethoven will be appealing to me.  ;D




inb4 walls of hate messages sent at me

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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #66 on: February 05, 2013, 02:34:23 AM
Eventually Beethoven will be appealing to me.  ;D

Once you grow up.  ;D
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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #67 on: February 05, 2013, 02:55:13 AM
Lol "who's synthex?"

"Beethoven wrote in three flats a lot. That's because he moved twice."

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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #68 on: March 11, 2014, 08:44:32 PM
Mine are op 2 no 3, op 7 no 4, op 28 no 15 (pastoral), no 31 no 3, op 101, op 109, op 110 and op 111.

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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #69 on: March 12, 2014, 07:48:19 PM
moonlight, waldstein, and appassionata

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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #70 on: March 13, 2014, 01:32:25 AM
My favorite (working on it now): 109. Concision, emotion, counterpoint, speed, trills, variaziones. Amazing compression, beauty, and emotion.

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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #71 on: March 13, 2014, 01:37:41 AM
Appassionata

BY FAR!!!

Okay, not by far cause you have that fresh Waldstein and Hammerklavier and Op. 110.

But YEAH, Appassionata.

If you disagree with me, I will strike you down with a thunder bolt. >:( >:(
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Re: What's the best Beethoven Sonata?
Reply #72 on: March 13, 2014, 01:45:35 AM
Appassionata

BY FAR!!!

Okay, not by far cause you have that fresh Waldstein and Hammerklavier and Op. 110.

But YEAH, Appassionata.

If you disagree with me, I will strike you down with a thunder bolt. >:( >:(

Appassionata!!!!!!!!!

Senility setting in?

At least you've calmed down (a little)
"What the world needs is more geniuses with humility. There are so few of us left" -- Oscar Levant
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