Piano Sonatas of all shapes, sizes, and colours!!!

[Beyond Within]

The only Piano Sonatas I have heard are:

All of Mozarts
All of Beethovens
Chopins 2nd.

I love them all...

Anyway, can you guys give me some suggestions? Are schuberts any good?

[Peter]

Schubert's are wonderful! Here is my personal selection of the best -

Start with the lovely A major D664 (op.120)
Bb Major D960 (serene and is the finest)
A major D959 (wonderful!)
G major D894 (op.78)
C minor D958 (Beethovian opening influenced by the 32 variations in c minor)

You could also try Haydn's, they are uneven in quality but here is my selection of the best -

No.20 in C minor (very fine)
no.46 in Ab Hob XV1
Nos 48-52

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[Rutradelusasa]

Originally posted by Peter:
Schubert's are wonderful! Here is my personal selection of the best -

Start with the lovely A major D664 (op.120)
Bb Major D960 (serene and is the finest)
A major D959 (wonderful!)
G major D894 (op.78)
C minor D958 (Beethovian opening influenced by the 32 variations in c minor)

You could also try Haydn's, they are uneven in quality but here is my selection of the best -

No.20 in C minor (very fine)
no.46 in Ab Hob XV1
Nos 48-52

Try also the almost-sonata piece, the Wanderer Fantasie, a true gem of piano pieces, the A minor sonata (I can't remember the D number) which is fabulous (I think that it is the 11th complete one and the 16th in general) and try also the 4 hand pieces by him, the Gran Duo in C (which also became a symphonie by a violinist friend of Brahms - Joseph Joachim) and the Fantasie in F minor, wonderful!

[Tegan]

I have a recording of Dinu Lipatti playing Chopin's 3rd sonata, and also George Enescu's 3rd sonata. There are a couple of other pieces on there as well. It's a wonderful CD.

[Chaszz]

I recommend also Schubert's Impromptus Op. 90 (not sonatas, but not to miss, especially #3) and put in another vote for Haydn's Sonata #20.

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[Geratlas]

Yes! Schubert's sonatas is a must!
The late one in C minor (Deutsch#958) might be of prime consideration for those acquainted and affected to the sonatas by LvB, and it is really shows temperament.
Schubert's sonatas are not as technically advanced as LvB's, less avant garde in a sense and usually sustains theirselves on brilliant harmoni and elegiac tunes in most formidable ways. I should be surprised if you leave incontent on listening to them. To start with I recommend:
F#mi.(D.625) A mi.(D.664) G ma.(D.894)
They're perhaps not the finest but proves my point.
/ F. G.


[This message has been edited by Geratlas (edited February 12, 2004).]