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25 Jun 11
Originally posted by AttilaTheHornI don't know that one, I don't think. My own favourite is probably the first Sonata quasi una Fantasia. That's not the Mondschein, which is the second SquF, but the one before. Although, of course, the Mondschein itself is marvelous, too, particularly the last part.
Can't get enough of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90.
Ludwig, what are you doing to me?
Richard
25 Jun 11
Originally posted by Shallow BlueI think my favourite is the very last one, No. 32 in C minor. The second movement (there are only two) seems to sum up everything Beethoven was trying to say for the previous 30 years. It's profound. After that there follows the Late Quartets, incredibly profound themselves.
I don't know that one, I don't think. My own favourite is probably the first Sonata quasi una Fantasia. That's not the Mondschein, which is the second SquF, but the one before. Although, of course, the Mondschein itself is marvelous, too, particularly the last part.
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28 Jun 11
Originally posted by AttilaTheHornI still owe myself a birthday present. Maybe I'll get some of the later Ludwig Van sonatas.
I think my favourite is the very last one, No. 32 in C minor. The second movement (there are only two) seems to sum up everything Beethoven was trying to say for the previous 30 years. It's profound. After that there follows the Late Quartets, incredibly profound themselves.
Richard
02 Jul 11
Originally posted by AttilaTheHornMy favorite is the Hammerklavier, Opus 106. So different,almost athletic, yet strangely brooding. Not hard to obsess about one particular piece. Lately I'm fixated on Brahms' late chamber works for clarinet. The trio, two sonatas and quintet. Incredible pieces by a master at the top of his game. You can hear echoes of Beethoven's late quartets, especially in the trio.
I think my favourite is the very last one, No. 32 in C minor. The second movement (there are only two) seems to sum up everything Beethoven was trying to say for the previous 30 years. It's profound. After that there follows the Late Quartets, incredibly profound themselves.