Favorite Beethoven Piano Sonatas

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Chose your 10 favorite Beethoven Piano Sonatas

Op. 2/1 in F minor
Op. 2/2 in A
Op. 2/3 in C
Op. 7 in E flat
Op. 10/1 in C minor
Op. 10/2 in F
Op. 10/3 in D
Op. 13 in C minor - Pathetique
Op. 14/1 in E
Op. 14/2 in G
Op. 22 in B flat
Op. 26 in A flat
Op. 27/1 in E flat
Op. 27/2 in C sharp minor - Moonlight
Op. 28 in D - Pastoral
Op. 31/1 in G
Op. 31/2 in D minor - Tempest
Op. 31/3 in E flat
Op. 49/1 in G minor
Op. 49/2 in G major
Op. 53 in C - Waldstein
Op. 54 in F
Op. 57 in F minor - Appassionata
Op. 78 in F sharp major
Op. 79 in G
Op. 81a in E flat major - Les Adieux
Op. 90 in E minor
Op. 101 in A
Op. 106 in B flat - Hammerklavier
Op. 109 in E
Op. 110 in A flat
Op. 111 in C minor
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prémont

#20
March 03, 2009, 12:53:00 PM
Quote from: AB68 on March 03, 2009, 12:38:15 PM
Are you saying you love every sonata equally?


Yes.

Might compare with my friends and family, each of whom I love equally, but in different ways.
Reality trumps our fantasy far beyond imagination.

George

#21
March 03, 2009, 02:13:57 PM
Quote from: AB68 on March 03, 2009, 12:38:15 PM
Are you saying you love every sonata equally?


I'm not, but I do love them all.

mc ukrneal

#22
March 04, 2009, 02:46:32 AM
I only had one favorite, so I voted for that one - op 109. No matter how many times I listen to this, I hear it differently. There always seems to be something new. It's brilliantly written. It is probably my favorite instrumental piece ever too. Can you tell I like it?!?! :o
Be kind to your fellow posters!!

Gabriel

#23
March 04, 2009, 08:01:41 AM
Difficult question. Anyway, my choices were opp. 2/3, 13, 53, 57, 81a, 90, 106, 109, 110, 111.

I was glad to see other votes for op. 2/3. ;)

Frumaster

#24
March 04, 2009, 02:34:15 PM
Op.109, 111 stand proudly above all the rest for me.  I think there are plenty of other fabulous sonatas in the 32, but none quite as special.

ibanezmonster

#25
January 15, 2012, 06:33:37 PM Last Edit: January 16, 2012, 07:09:49 AM by Greg
wonderful... accidentally modified a post again and can't get what I wrote back... never mind.

val

#26
January 16, 2012, 01:14:42 AM
The opus 106, 111, 110, 109, 53, 57, 10/3, 28, 31/2, 2/3.

johnshade

#27
January 18, 2012, 01:29:33 PM
All. Most listened to: # 29, 30, 31, 32.

JS
The sun's a thief, and with her great attraction robs the vast sea, the moon's an arrant thief, and her pale fire she snatches from the sun  (Shakespeare)

mszczuj

#28
January 19, 2012, 09:31:48 AM
Op. 31/2, 31/3, 53, 57, 90, 101, 106, 109, 110, 111

Old Listener

#29
January 25, 2012, 09:48:38 PM
OP. 2 No. 1,2,3
Pathetique
Moonlight
Op. 49 No. 1,2
Appassionata
Waldstein
Les Adieux

starrynight

#30
January 26, 2012, 01:48:04 PM Last Edit: January 26, 2012, 01:58:39 PM by starrynight
How many people don't actually know them by opus number, just by the numerical order? :D 

No.30 as others have said is one of his best, such a fine conclusion to it really.

Of the early ones I've always had a soft spot for No2, I think I remember reading that someone had wrote a short story in some way around it as well.  I like consistency and it has fine melodic ideas throughout, a rather fine slow movement too.

Of the middle period ones no15 I think made a lasting impression, the laid back nostalgic whimsy of it appeals to me.
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