I think Haydn has many good audition sonatas. I feel more comfortable playing Haydn than Mozart, it's slightly less sensitive in my opinion.
I'll add Beethoven's Op. 10 No. 2. That piece is really nice and sunny. Very clearly classical as well.Also I think nightwindsonata is referring to Op. 81a rather than Op. 87a, which is a trio.
Any Sonata by Schubert and Mozart are pretty good. (Schubert's late Sonatas are quite long and tedious, which Schumann said "it goes no where", I got that quote from a book but I forgot the name).Beethoven is more or so a less definitive stab. Some could be the most effectivei choices but some are very ineffective. Avoid overplayed ones that aren't challenging, e.g. Moonlight, Tempest, Pathetique. The Big 3 of the middle period are all overplayed as well but difficult enough to be impressive. Don't get me wrong, they are all excellent, but overplayed pieces makes it very hard to impress judges since they have played to almost no space for fresh air. The late Sonatas are also quite a controversial take, they are difficult musicially and people might disagree over your interpretation, even if you think yours is good. Haydn has some nice ones, especially the E-flat Major and C Minor. Though in the end, technical difficult doesn't matter as much as the articulation, clearity, and understanding of the classical era and how its music was at the time. Just pick a piece that isn't overplayed to death and go with it, the more important thing is howo well you play it
Oh my god, is there someone else on this planet who thinks Schubert is tedious? I thought I was the only one Everyone reveres those last sonatas as immortal masterpieces. I think they got some nice ideas but I just don't connect with them.
Yeah, I can’t agree more on the discussion about Schubert. He is just so long-winded in his larger structures. Unless you’re going to play that delightful A major Sonata I would probably avoid any of the others for an audition. Even the Impromptus get tiresome after a while. When I was at IU, the studio of Bill Battersby performed all of the Impromptus in one concert. My God! I thought it was never going to end! If you really wanted to present a classical sonata that is very rarely played, you might look at that little Beethoven sonata nestled between the two war horses (Op. 53 and 57). I have only heard it performed once in my life in a live setting, and it was very effective! Of course, it is not the easiest to perform, but it might be unique enough to help you stand out.
The sonata Op. 54? Heck yeah! I've played and performed that one, it's really underrated. Difficult to make comprehensive for an audience though, might be why it's rarely played.
I know Op. 54 is generally well loved as an underplayed gem, but I can only really consider it middle of the road. Op. 101, 78 and 27/1 are far more interesting in my eyes as "underrated" Beethoven sonatas (if there can even be such a thing).
Op.90 as well is an underrated choice, it's actually quite easy but there are some passages that are pure
I agree about 78 and 27/1 being very interesting and underrated. Have always had trouble connecting with Op. 101 however. But I think Op. 54 is far from middle of the road. It might not connect with you, but you'll at least have to agree that it's an unusual and original piece for its time?
[...] (Schubert's late Sonatas are quite long and tedious, which Schumann said "it goes no where", I got that quote from a book but I forgot the name). [...]
Whatever Schumann says; he's right -- even about Schubert or Liszt .
When it comes to being tedious, he knows more than any composer in history. As to the original question, Woelfl Op. 33 would be my suggestion. Thal
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