Your favorite piano sonatas

[steinwayguy]

by...
Beethoven (pick two)
Mozart (one)
Chopin (one)
Scarlatti (five)
Brahms (one)
Prokofiev (one)
Scriabin (one)
Schubert (one)
Haydn (two)

For me...
Beethoven- Opus 106 and 111
Mozart- K.332, F Major
Chopin- No. 2, B-flat Minor
Scarlatti- (in no order) K.491, 87, 141, 492, 380
Brahms- F Minor, Op. 5
Prokofiev- No. 8, B-flat, Op. 84
Scriabin- No. 4
Schubert- D.960, B-flat
Haydn- No. 59 in E-flat Major, Hob XVI/49 and No. 53 in E Minor, Hob.XVI/34

[Hmoll]

Beethoven (pick two) - all of them
Mozart (one) - all of them
Chopin (one) - all of them
Scarlatti (five) - all of them
Brahms (one) - all of them
Prokofiev (one) - all of them
Scriabin (one) - all of them
Schubert (one) - all of them
Haydn (two) - al of them

BTW, Why are you asking this, and why are you telling us how many to choose for each composer?

[steinwayguy]

Beethoven (pick two) - all of them
Mozart (one) - all of them
Chopin (one) - all of them
Scarlatti (five) - all of them
Brahms (one) - all of them
Prokofiev (one) - all of them
Scriabin (one) - all of them
Schubert (one) - all of them
Haydn (two) - al of them

BTW, Why are you asking this, and why are you telling us how many to choose for each composer?

Because if I said more than two Beethoven sonatas, I would in fact say "all of them". Same for Haydn. I'm mainly interested in the popularity of certain mozart and haydn sonatas.

[Skeptopotamus]

Beethoven Waldstein and appassionata
Mozart K533
Chopin No. 3
Scarlatti meh i already went over this
Brahms number 3
Prokofiev number one
Scriabin number 5
Schubert D164
Haydn bleh

[steinwayguy]

 

[stormx]

by...
Beethoven (pick two)
Mozart (one)
Chopin (one)
Scarlatti (five)
Brahms (one)
Prokofiev (one)
Scriabin (one)
Schubert (one)
Haydn (two)

My choices:

Beethoven: Tempest and Pathetic.

Mozart: K331.

Chopin: number 2.

Scarlatti: many, from a double CD by Pletnev...I do not remember the numbers.

Schubert: D960.

Haydn: I have only listened to 5 contained in an Emmanuel AX CD. All are excellent (Hob 33, 36, 43, 45 and 46).

I am not familiar with Prokofiev, Scriabin and Brahms sonatas.

[pianonut]

beethoven - op 53 walstein and op. 90 das lebewohl (les adieux)

mozart - K475 andK457 because they go together (fantasie/sonata)

scarlatti - K114, K119,  and some i haven't heard yet

schubert - can it be op.142 impromptu? (written as four impromtus instead of a sonata by schubert since he thought they would be sold faster)

prokofiev, scriabin, brahms, hayden - don't know yet

[steinwayguy]

beethoven - op 53 walstein and op. 90 das lebewohl (les adieux)

Do you mean opus 90 (no name) or opus 81a (Les Adieux)?

[pianonut]

ps. schubert wrote the op. 142 in the year beethoven died (1827) and so the development of the first impromptu (which would be the first movement of sonata) is replaced by light, fantastic ornamental qualities.  the second movement (allegretto) could be a sarabande and echos the allegretto from beethoven's piano trio op.70 #2
the third impromptu is five variations on schubert's favorite theme from the A minor quartet. the last impromptu (rondo) is played between 3/8 and 6/8 (new feature) and you can see where it definately would be used at the end (piu presto)

[pianonut]

oops.  i meant 81a (i haven't played this one, but i love hearing it)

[steinwayguy]

oops. i meant 81a (i haven't played this one, but i love hearing it)

I must say there isn't a time when I listen to this piece that I don't grin upon hearing that out-of-the-blue c minor chord.

[apion]

Beethoven, Waldstein und Hammerklavier

[Lance Morrison]

Beethoven: many, but for some reason my favourite is probably #30....28, 29, and 32 are my other favourites

Haydn: many, can't decide, but perhaps #45

C.P.E. Bach: the father of the sonate, perhaps...I have liked many that I have heard, but for some odd reason 55/4 sticks out, perhaps because I have a thing for midi's and it is one of only a few of his works in that medium

Boulez: #3, even though only two movements have been published, always really gets me. For some reason the latter two movements of his #2 don't appeal to me (perhaps it's the performance I have), or else I would say it

Schönberg never wrote a work which he titled a sonate, but I consider his 3 pieces op.11 to be close enough. One of my very favourite works, I love to follow one of Beethoven's great sonaten with it (in my listening practices; I can only dream of playing such pieces)

[Nightscape]

There is a school of thought that has indeed considered doing away with piano competitions.  However, many argue that competitions are a vital incentive to the next generation of pianists.  Over course, many have experienced firsthand the brutal effects of too much competition. 

[pianonut]

what are the brutal effects?  at the expense of having more memory slots in the brain, do they forget where they parked?  space out a lot?  not recognize family members? 

[BoliverAllmon]

There is a school of thought that has indeed considered doing away with piano competitions.  However, many argue that competitions are a vital incentive to the next generation of pianists.  Over course, many have experienced firsthand the brutal effects of too much competition. 

where did this come from?

[steinwayguy]

There is a school of thought that has indeed considered doing away with piano competitions. However, many argue that competitions are a vital incentive to the next generation of pianists. Over course, many have experienced firsthand the brutal effects of too much competition.

That's the most inane response I've seen on this forum, except for maybe one of thierry's.

Boulez: #3, even though only two movements have been published, always really gets me. For some reason the latter two movements of his #2 don't appeal to me (perhaps it's the performance I have), or else I would say it

My apologies for forgetting Boulez!!! (Not exactly standard repertoire  ). My favorite would have to be the first though.

[Lance Morrison]

My apologies for forgetting Boulez!!! (Not exactly standard repertoire  ). My favorite would have to be the first though.

heh, no problem, Boulez isn't standard repertoire AT ALL....as much of a modernist as I am, I still understand completely why people don't like him--his music is so ice cold. I'm glad to see you like that 1st sonata, it is a fine early work

I'm going to have the priviledge of seeing Boulez conduct the CSO this saturday--Debussy's Nocturnes, Bartók’s Four Pieces, and Boulez's own Le visage nuptial, oh sure I'd rather he had some Schönberg on the program too, but I can't complain 
 
 
 
   

[C-A]

Beethoven: Pathetique and Appasionata
Mozart: K.545
Chopin: Op.58 in B minor
Scarlatti- Hate them all!!!
Brahms- Not Familiar
Prokofiev, Scriabin- Hate them all!!!
Schubert: D.960 in B-flat Major
Haydn: Don't like it- too light, too gay.

[hodi]

mendelssohn - g minor (he wrote it when he was 12! )
beethoven - appasionata (beautiful)
schumann - g minor (ultra emotional melodies)
schubert - D960 B Flat major (amazing last movement)
mozart - a minor k310 (sad mozartian piece, rare)
haydn - that one in C Minor don't remember the hob xvi thing... (very special sonata)