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chopinawesome

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Beethoven Op.2 no.2 vs. Op.10 no.3

on: January 23, 2016, 03:55:21 PM

I can choose between Op.2 no.2 or Op.10 no.3. Which Sonata should I do? I just finished Mozart's K.332 and Beethoven's Op.14 sonatas.

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Beethoven Op 2/2
Chopin Op 20, maybe op 47/38
Debussy Etude 7
Grieg Op 16
Want to do:
Chopin Concerti 1 and 2
Beethoven Waldstein
Ravel Miroirs

piulento

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Re: Beethoven Op.2 no.2 vs. Op.10 no.3

Reply #1 on: January 23, 2016, 07:37:20 PM

I personally think 10/3 is one of the greatest sonatas ever written. It has just about everything.
If you have what it takes to give a good performance, then go for it.
Would especially recommend listening to Eric Zuber's performance in the 2011 Rubinstein competition (Specifically the 4th movement!). He brings out it's best aspects.

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chopinawesome

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Re: Beethoven Op.2 no.2 vs. Op.10 no.3

Reply #2 on: January 23, 2016, 11:27:23 PM

Thanks piulento. Zuber plays the 4th movement great,too.

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Beethoven Op 2/2
Chopin Op 20, maybe op 47/38
Debussy Etude 7
Grieg Op 16
Want to do:
Chopin Concerti 1 and 2
Beethoven Waldstein
Ravel Miroirs

rubinsteinmad

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Re: Beethoven Op.2 no.2 vs. Op.10 no.3

Reply #3 on: January 24, 2016, 03:21:57 AM

I prefer Op. 10 #3

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chopinawesome

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Re: Beethoven Op.2 no.2 vs. Op.10 no.3

Reply #4 on: January 24, 2016, 04:13:41 PM

I couldn't watch the video, so I watched Zuber's performance of Scarlatti's Sonatas and Beethoven Sonata NO.7.

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Beethoven Op 2/2
Chopin Op 20, maybe op 47/38
Debussy Etude 7
Grieg Op 16
Want to do:
Chopin Concerti 1 and 2
Beethoven Waldstein
Ravel Miroirs

irrational

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Re: Beethoven Op.2 no.2 vs. Op.10 no.3

Reply #5 on: January 26, 2016, 02:29:17 PM

I think Op.2 no.2 is easier.
I also agree with puilento that Op.10 no.3 (Sonata no.7) is one of the greatest sonatas ever (I prefer it over Op.53 and 57 when I really want to lose myself in the music). It requires a wide spectrum of skill and musicality.

I prefer Gilels' performance for its warmth and depth. I never get tired of the structures of the largo.
If you think you are capable of the musicality, then I would certainly try it. I think it will be the more satisfying piece that you'll play for a very long time.

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alkan2010

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Re: Beethoven Op.2 no.2 vs. Op.10 no.3

Reply #6 on: January 30, 2016, 10:57:46 AM

Two wonderful Sonatas, but the 10.3 is a true masterwork of conception (and feelings), and one of the pinnacles of the first period. I would play it for a greater contrast with the "galant" flvour of the Op.14s.

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Bach - WTK Book 1 n. 5-6
Beethoven - Sonate Pathétique
Rachmaninov - Polichinelle op. 3
Studies from Clementi and Moscheles
Telemann - Fantasias 1-2 in D
Haydn - b minor Sonata

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