looking to study a piano sonata..

[hodi]

please recommend me a good piano sonata , preferably from the romantic period (not a mendelssohn/beethoven sonata)
also not too tough (e.g not the level of the 'appasionata' or 'hammerklavier' or liszt's sonata)

[shasta]

Something atypical (i.e. not Chopin, Rach, Mozart, Beeth, Mendelssohn...):

Albeniz sonata Op.68 no.3

Very pretty, not heard very often, and at the level you're looking for.

[Troldhaugen]

I personally like Grieg Sonata Op.7. It was one of a few sonatas that I was introduced first a long time ago. I still love to play it from time to time. IMO, it is less challeging than other sonatas by Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff.....etc..but equally beautiful. I think it would be a good choice for you.

[Spatula]

How are the schumann sonatas like? Op 11 and 14?  I have the recording and the scores, but I can't judge the difficulty... looks complicated but secure.

[rachlisztchopin]

darn! i was going to say hammerklavier (or liszt's dante  )

[donjuan]

hey yeah, Liszt's dante quasi sonata is supposed to be reasonable.  Now the b minor, I understand why you should be afraid of..

the previously suggested Grieg or Albeniz are also good candidates.
donjuan

[zemos]

how about brahms sonata op. 5? it's really beautiful.
if you want me to send you a performance of it tell me..

[kempff]

how about brahms sonata op. 5? it's really beautiful.
if you want me to send you a performance of it tell me..

Is it the F#minor or theF minor?

[zemos]

Is it the F#minor or theF minor?

F minor, amazing....

[zemos]

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[donjuan]

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[julie391]

alkan's sonatine - the title belies the content (unless you know the name of alkan, then you should be EXPECTING something unusual)

 

[chelsey]

Schubert wrote some great sonatas that aren't TOO difficult (check out his A major) that are somewhat transitional in representing an era. I've fooled around with the first movement, and it's accessible, but really enjoyable as well.