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RE: The "What are you listening now?" -thread

(03-04-2013, 01:24 AM)Chronofox Wrote: post

Alright, I'll give them another chance. It's entirely possible I listened to the worst Chopin pianist in the world play them as I found them entirely lacking the intensely passionate, personal nature of his solo piano works.

Anyway, regarding Beethoven: All of his piano sonatas are regarded as masterpieces but some of them are quite romantic, especially his later works. Prime example is the famous "Hammerklavier" sonata (No. 29):





It's important to note that even though Beethoven is regarded as the first great Romantic composer he was always a Classicist and his piano sonatas are not nearly as romantic as say Chopin or Liszt. But you will hear many romantic elements that came much later into common use in a more developed form. It's not impossible that Beethoven pioneered many of them.

Anyway, some more piano sonatas to check out:

No. 8 "Pathetique" - One of his most famous, my favorite movement is no 2 (adagio cantabile) personally, which has much more warmth than any other Beethoven piece IMO.

No. 14 "Moonlight" - Obviously the most famous one. Each movement is a classic but my favorite is movement 3 (presto agitato). I actually think it may be the best piano piece from the Classical era, although I am no authority; it is a phenomenal work.

No. 29 "Hammerklavier" - Also very good, reputedly one of Beethoven's most difficult piano sonatas. Probably the most Romantic of all of them (although I still haven't listened to sonatas 30-32).

No. 18 - Very memorable main theme, also quite Romantic in nature.

Apart from these, all of them are worth listening to, as with all Beethoven. But these are the most famous ones, the ones that are most often performed. I urge you to check them out.
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