Easy romantic sonatas

[pianovlad1996]

Easy romantic sonatas excepting Schubert.

[thalbergmad]

The Otto Nicolai Op.22 sonata is the easiest I have played from the romantic period. Anyone at grade 8 standard could cope with the difficulties.

Sonatas are not really within my area of knowledge, so I expect there are many others, but perhaps mainly early romantic such as Czerny, Tomasek, Lessel, Heller etc.......

Thal

[gerryjay]

Dear Vlad,
please, define "easy". As an example, in my current view and using Beethoven as an example, the sonata opus 13 is easy, the sonatas from opus 31 are a heatlhy diet, opus 53 is somewhat difficult, and opus 57 makes me think I was not born to play it.

So, what is your own definition of easy?

Best regards,
Jay.

[pianovlad1996]

Easy.... That is not very demanding technically or musically.... I suppose.....

[gerryjay]

Easy.... That is not very demanding technically or musically.... I suppose.....

Again...that is not an absolute value, but a completely relative one. To me, Beethoven's opus 13 qualifies as an easy sonata. Do you think the same?

Best regards,
Jay.

[pianovlad1996]

Easy? I found it moderate but depends on each player.

[gerryjay]

Easy? I found it moderate but depends on each player.

That's my point. 

[thalbergmad]

I am having a deja vu moment.

Thal

[lhommearme]

Why is there allways someone to come one here and make an easy question into a debate.Fine,easy for you may not be easy from him.We get it.I and 99% of everyone on here understands what he meant.Lets just get on with it please.

[gerryjay]

Why is there allways someone to come one here and make an easy question into a debate.Fine,easy for you may not be easy from him.We get it.I and 99% of everyone on here understands what he meant.Lets just get on with it please.

I'm sorry, but perhaps you didn't bother reading the original question and started assuming anything you like too soon. The fellow asked about easy sonatas but Schubert. That intrigued me, and that is the reason I'm asking what is easy to him.

So, just for the sake of clarity, I don't see a debate in here. It is a plain question, because I can't see a way to suggest something if I don't have this very simple information: easy like what?

Best regards,
Jay.

[bachbrahmsschubert]

I am also intrigued by the "excepting Schubert" comment.

Do you not like Schubert or do you find his music "easy"? If you find it "easy" you A. have no idea what you're talking about and B. have no reason to ask what is "easy" and what is not; you already know.

Why is there allways someone to come one here and make an easy question into a debate.Fine,easy for you may not be easy from him.We get it.I and 99% of everyone on here understands what he meant.Lets just get on with it please.

The question cannot be answered. What is "easy"? Everyone is different, and personally I feel the word "easy" does not belong in discussions about classical music. No one is attacking the poster, we need more information.

Best wishes,

[thalbergmad]

we need more information.

I didn't when answering. Not all of us do.

Thal

[allthumbs]

The Otto Nicolai Op.22 sonata is the easiest I have played from the romantic period. Anyone at grade 8 standard could cope with the difficulties.

Sonatas are not really within my area of knowledge, so I expect there are many others, but perhaps mainly early romantic such as Czerny, Tomasek, Lessel, Heller etc.......

Thal

Hey Thal

I'm not familiar with this composer, would you mind posting this piece.

Thanks,

allthumbs