Beethoven Piano Sonatas - Which are your 15 favorite?

[felipe717]

I'd like to know your 15 favorite Beethoven Sonatas and your favorite movement of each one.
Here's mine:
15 - Sonata No.5, Op.10 No.1, C minor - Little Pathetique. Fav. Movement: 3rd.
14 - Sonata No.14, Op.27 No.2, C# minor - Moonlight. Fav. Movement: 3rd.
13 - Sonata No.6, Op.10 No.2, F major. Fav. Movement: 1st.
12 - Sonata No.26, Op.81a, Eb major - Les Adieux. Fav. Movement: 1st.
11 - Sonata No.3, Op.2 No.3, C major - Little Waldstein. Fav. Movement: 1st.
10 - Sonata No.30, Op.109, E major. Fav. Movement: 2nd.
9 - Sonata No.29, Op.106, Bb major - Hammerklavier. Fav. Movement: 1st.
8 - Sonata No.17, Op.31 No.2, D minor - Tempest. Fav. Movement: 3rd.
7 - Sonata No.13, Op.27 No.1, Eb major - Quasi una Fantasia. Fav. Movement: 2nd.
6 - Sonata No.24, Op.78, F# major - A Thérèse. Fav. Movement: 1st.
5 - Sonata No.32, Op.111, C minor. Fav. Movement: 1st.
4 - Sonata No.4, Op.7, Eb major - Grand Sonata. Fav. Movement: 1st.
3 - Sonata No.8, Op.13, C minor - Pathetique. Fav. Movement: 1st.
2 - Sonata No.21, Op.53, C major - Waldstein. Fav. Movement: 3rd.
1 - Sonata No.23, Op.57, F minor - Appassionata. Fav. Movement: 1st.

PS.: If you want, write only your 10 favorite, 5 favorite, 3 favorite... Sorry about asking 15; If you want, reduce the number. Thanks!!!

[starstruck5]

Wow that is asking a lot!  15! If you said 3 -well maybe -now someone may want to prove me wrong - who knows?

I love them all, for what it's worth - Though the fugue in the Hammerklavier can be heavy going.

[j_menz]

Favourite 15??  Why not just ask if there are any we don't like.  I personally like them all, for different reasons; the order of preference would change with my mood.  Any list of my favourite 15 now would annoy me after lunch as being completely wrong.

the fugue in the Hammerklavier can be heavy going

Bite your tongue!   I love a good fugue. 

[williampiano]

I don't have time right now to list 15 of my favorites, so I'll just name a few:

Sonata no. 6 op. 10 no. 2  (1st movement)
Sonata no. 2 op. 2 no. 2 (1st movement)
Sonata no. 23 op. 57 *Appassionata* (3rd movement)
Sonata no. 32 op. 111 (1st movement)
Sonata no. 19 op. 49 no. 1 (1st movement)

Honestly, I really like all of the Beethoven Sonatas that I've heard, (which is about all of them. I still have a few more to listen to though) so it is a bit difficult for me to narrow down my favorites.

[grandstaff]

Oh boy... this changes from day to day. But, I'll try.

1. Sonata no. 21 "Waldstein" - Favorite Movement - 1
2. Sonata no. 23 "Appassionata" - Favorite Movement - 3
3. Sonata no. 30 - Favorite Movement - 3
4. Sonata no. 29 "Hammerklavier" - Favorite Movement - 1
5. Sonata no. 24 "A Therese" - Favorite Movement - 1
6. Sonata no. 32  - Favorite Movement - 1
7. Sonata no. 15 "Pastoral" - Favorite Movement - 1/4 (tie)
8. Sonata no. 8 "Pathetique" - Favorite Movement - 3
9. Sonata no. 26 "Les Adieux" - Favorite Movement - 1
10. Sonata no. 17 "The Tempest" - Favorite Movement - 3
11. Sonata no. 5 "Little Pathetique" - Favorite Movement - 1
12. Sonata no. 14 "Moonlight" - Favorite Movement - 3
13. Sonata no. 28 - Favorite Movement - 1
14. Sonata no. 31 - Favorite Movement - 3
15. Sonata no. 4 "Grand Sonata" - Favorite Movement - 1

[pianoplayjl]

In no particular

Les adieux op 81
Appasionata op 57
Op 31 no 2
op 26
op 13
27 no2
op 111
op 106
op 22
op 28
op 90
op 101
op 14 no 1
op 14 no 2
op 2 no 1

[philb]

1. Op. 111 Favorite movement: 2
2. Op. 109 Favorite movement: 3
3. Op. 110 Favorite movement: 3
4. Op. 53 Favorite Movement: 3
5. Op. 22 Favorite Movement: 1
6. Op. 90 Favorite Movement: 1
7. Op. 2 no. 3 Favorite Movement: 1
8. Op. 31 no. 1 Favorite Movement: 1
9. Op. 7 Favorite Movement: 1
10. Op. 81a Favorite Movement: 3
11. Op. 26 Favorite Movement: 1
12. Op. 32 no. 2 Favorite Movement: 1
13. Op. 28 Favorite Movement: 1
14. Op. 101 Favorite Movement: 3
15. Op. 2 no. 2 Favorite Movement: 1

[werq34ac]

ummmmmmmmmmmmmm

1. Op. 7
2. Op. 78
3. Appasionata
4. Op. 28
5. Les Adieux
6. The one that starts andante and in A major (Ab major?) it's like no. 28 or something
7. The last one
8. Hammerklavier
9. 31/3
10. 31/1
11 31/2
12 10/2
13 2/2
14 14/1
15 14/2

pulled the last 6 off the top of my head

[symphonicdance]

I share the view of many others that all of Beethoven's sonatas are great, and it's difficult to rank.  I personally think that those sonatas written in minor keys could strike people more.  (His E flat major ones are strong, too.)  Probably (and especially?) C minor and F minor have their own innate nature/power to magnify our emotions.

[02295182]

actually the favourite pieces keep changing in my mind,these are the recent ones
1# op.106 mov4 cant tell how much i love this part
2# op.111 mov2
3# op.106 mov3 adagio
4# op.110
5# 0p.109
6# op.28