Learning Beethoven's Pastorale Sonata

[wiegenlied]

Hello, I am coming back to the piano after a few years starting a family. To give an indication of my level, I studied since I was a child and the latest Sonata in my repertoire is Beethoven's Pathetique. Now that we are in lockdown, I would like to learn Beethoven's Pastorale Sonata. I do not necessarily have a timeframe to do this, just as long as it takes as I have young children I have about 30-60 minutes a day to practice. I am seeking some advice in how to tackle this new Sonata and structure my practice to learn it efficiently. For example, should I start learning one section at a time, or, start with the right hand, then left hand etc? I appreciate your comments. Thank you.

[brogers70]

It's a great piece. I'd suggest looking at the hardest bits first, just to be sure you want to commit to it. For me, those hardest bits were the LH in the trio of the Scherzo, the coda of the last movement, and getting the right articulation in the theme of the slow movement. The first movement, I think, is the least difficult, so if you hit a wall looking at the harder bits in the later movements, you could always settle on just doing the first movement for now.