#Beethoven250 ヽ(•‿•)ノ

[visitor]

Starting up w a new teacher in Jan, part of my prep is few weeks reading through various scores to pick puedes for possible study next year and start prep o. Those I need to having going for first lesson in Jan , 2020 is the big Beethoven 250, so wonder who else is all planning to study perform record etc and what yall have planned,  I'd like to do a larger scale work but honestly the list is tight as it is so I may need to settle for a shorter one to at least get something in and done before 2021

Initially I'm looking at some themes and variations which I adore and hadnt done In years since my master class performance if those 6 in G on an original theme
Maybe a trio transcription or a super cool "themes from " from mov 1of the PC no 4, I've done some of the Moskowski transcripts but still have the little Mi yet in G so if backed into a corner it's short and easy and may do that
 
Curious how others plan to slot him in next year if at all or if I'm in the minority on this whole Beethoven250 since it's not Chopin, so it gets ignored on these boards

I'm doing a Hummel short sonata that's what's causing some of the lit congestion but I've had that Hummel ear marked for a couple years so I really don't want to bump it to 2021, sigh ....decisions decisions

[kc_gracie]

I absolutely adore Beethoven. When push comes to shove, he might be my personal favorite composer. I have been working on several of his sonatas over the past few years and have a few of them either that I can currently play or are relatively close to the finger tips. My goal for 2020 is to be able to play from memory and hone in on and play the Waldstein, Appasionata, and another sonata or two from my past or a new one. Which one I choose, we shall see. I'm already close to my goal, but I need to third sonata (or a set of variations) to learn.

I guess the choice depends upon your preferences, how hard you are aiming for the piece to be, and so on. I recently learned the entire Waldstein, and if you have the time to learn it, I would suggest this. There is just something profound about this work that I can't quite explain and it is an absolute joy to play. Personally, I enjoy playing this piece more than any other I have ever played. Just thinking of the sun rising at the start of the third movement or the first time you play those slow, melodic chords in the first, just make me euphoric of my childhood and the joy I had listening to this sonata as me and my dad would drive on vacation.

If you have time and such, I would suggest the Waldstein. If you want a shorter sonata, I adore Op.90. Two movements, quite contrasting. It's an amazing piece with a lot of passion that I feel isn't played quite as much as some of the larger, more popular sonatas. If you would prefer variations, I love the 32 variations in C minor (or the amazing 3rd movement of the Op.109 Sonata). You could learn these or some of the set.

Good luck choosing.

KC