ur fav composer

[lea]

mi fav composer is beethoven......cos u cna bang out those chords like anything and really express urself!! wot bout u?

do u know ny beethoven pieces (pleeze guyz not fur elise) that r around grade 5-8 that suzuki peeps would be able to play/???

thanx

[amee]

Isn't there another topic like this somewhere?

My fav composers would be Chopin, Brahms, and Beethoven.  

Lea, how about trying one of his sonatas?  They are lovely.

[lea]

what ones?? are they mi level??? have you played any of them??


i would luv to know

cheers

[amee]

Dear Lea,

Here's some of Beethoven's most famous piano sonatas -

C minor op 13 Pathetique
C sharp minor op 27 no 2 Moonlight
C major op 53 Waldstein
F minor op 57 Appassionata
E flat op 81a Les Adieux
B flat op 106 Hammerklavier

His final three piano sonatas are well known as well.  These are -

E major op 109
A flat op 110
C minor op 111

However after hearing recordings of these sonatas, many of them sound terribly difficult!  The Hammerklavier and Les Adieux especially.

The first movement of the moonlight is lovely though; I strongly recommend you learn it.  It is my personal favourite.  I've played the first movement just for fun and I enjoyed it thoroughly.  

There are also the sonatas in C minor op 10 no 1 and D major op 28.  Both are listed as ABRSM Grade 8 piece choices.

Hope that helps!

[frederic]

try the first sonata.
very good.
and also those two easier sonatas/sonatinas in G and G minor which are good but i cant remember the opus numbers.

Look at Beethoven's other Bagatelles besides fur elise.  

[natasha]

do u guys like chopin
luve natasha

[amee]

Chopin is one of my favourite composers!

[natasha]

yay amee

[NetherMagic]

i agree with amee

Chopin is so kewl, his name's a compound word!  Chop-in