Beethovan's Ecossaises E Flat major

[jjernigan]

Hi,
I'm picking up piano again after a 20 year hiatus.  For the last three months I've been taking lessons and have gone from playing elementary music to more intermediate pieces.  It's not really astonishing;  I played extensively when young as my Mom studied to be a concert pianist.  My last assignment was Chopin's Mazurka in B flat major.  As I was looking through some of my Mom's old music books I found Ecossiases by Beethovan and I was wondering what level this is.  The music is delightful but I don't want to run ahead of where I really should be.  This particular version has six pages, and I'm not sure if this is supposed to be the Six Ecossaises?  Either way, could someone tell me if this may be too advanced?

Thanks for any advice-
Judy

[j_menz]

Ask your teacher whether you are ready. S/he will know better than we can.

It is one of the six eccosaises, and probably the best known of them. I assume your talking Beethoven's original and not the Busoni concert arrangement.

[birba]

And what is THAT like? ( the busoni, i mean)

[j_menz]

And what is THAT like? ( the busoni, i mean)

Surprisingly, not really much different/harder. Not quite sure why he bothered - but it does sound better.  

EDIT:

Found this.  Apologies in advance for the playing, but it does show the sheets"

[birba]

Absolutely the dumbest thing I've ever heard.  It's almost exactly the same.  But he ruins it with that stupid coda.  I did love following the little hand, though.  That was cute.  How did you do that?!

[j_menz]

Absolutely the dumbest thing I've ever heard.  It's almost exactly the same.  But he ruins it with that stupid coda.  I did love following the little hand, though.  That was cute.  How did you do that?!

Not my recording (I'm happy to say) - found it on YT.

Your easily amused, though, I  must say. 

There are some other differences in it - nothing major - and I quite like the coda. I still don't see why he bothered (though he dedicated it to a Miss Gerda Sjoestrand, which may have something to do with it - and it appears to have worked as she became his wife)