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Topic: Beethoven sonata op27no1  (Read 585 times)

Offline pianoamateur

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Beethoven sonata op27no1
on: February 23, 2026, 10:43:58 AM
Id like to play this piece. I know Beethoven wanted to play all part together but can I play its parts on their own? I dont want to play one long piece but I love music in this sonata.

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Re: Beethoven sonata op27no1
Reply #1 on: February 23, 2026, 12:33:18 PM
Can you say a bit about yourself?

You can do whatever you want, but you may have a longer term plan which we would love to hear about.

There is nothing wrong with playing lots of music you love. But it is often best to do this in combination with more focussed study, if that is also what you want.

Piano teachers are good, but some are more focussed on focussed study, partly because of the lack of time in lessons.

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Re: Beethoven sonata op27no1
Reply #2 on: February 23, 2026, 12:46:05 PM
You can do what you want.

When I was a kid I used to play the stormy C minor movement only. The others felt too hard or too boring haha. Later in life I came back and learned the whole sonata and performed it in public.

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Re: Beethoven sonata op27no1
Reply #3 on: February 23, 2026, 01:42:02 PM
I am amateur musician and amateur piano teacher. Id like to play it fun and occasionally for my friends and their children. They dont know classical music and it Is too hard for them to listen long music.

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Re: Beethoven sonata op27no1
Reply #4 on: February 23, 2026, 01:46:26 PM
Can you say a bit about yourself?

You can do whatever you want, but you may have a longer term plan which we would love to hear about.

There is nothing wrong with playing lots of music you love. But it is often best to do this in combination with more focussed study, if that is also what you want.

Piano teachers are good, but some are more focussed on focussed study, partly because of the lack of time in lessons.
Reply #3 on: Today at 01:42:02 PM
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I am amateur musician and amateur piano teacher. Id like to play it fun and occasionally for my friends and their children. They dont know classical music and it Is too hard for them to listen long music.
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