Beethoven's Most Beautiful Work

[Ahmad]

Originally posted by laura Childers:
I love the mellow, languid, yet beautiful works on the piano.

I'd recommend :
First movement of the "moonlight" sonata op.14-2
Second movement of the "pathetique" sonata op.13
Second movement of piano sonata no.7 op.10-3

[Peter]

Originally posted by Tony John Hearne:
For me 'Grosse Fugue' Sheer limitless power and an inspiration for decades of budding jazz performers

It is a wonderful piece, but I don't think beautiful is the word to describe it!

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'Man know thyself'

[Rod]

Originally posted by Peter:
It is a wonderful piece, but I don't think beautiful is the word to describe it!

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

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"If I were but of noble birth..." - Rod Corkin

[Tegan]

The "Eroica" symphony is my favorite, and the most beautiful, too. The "Hammerklavier", the 27th piano sonata, op.90, and the third piano concerto are also wonderful, though.

[Sorrano]

Another wonderful work that should be classified as beautiful is the Choral Fantasy. I'm surprised that no one has mentioned it yet.

[v russo]

Originally posted by Tegan:
The "Eroica" symphony is my favorite, and the most beautiful, too. The "Hammerklavier", the 27th piano sonata, op.90, and the third piano concerto are also wonderful, though.

Tegan brings up a good point; the adagio to the Hammerklavier may be B's most profound msusical statement- both personally and spiritually.



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v russo

[Pastorali]

Originally posted by v russo:
Jazz died in the 70's didn't it?

v russo

Last week, you surprised me with saying "The STONES rule~!" and now this statement.
Not I would be disturbed about, nevertheless I hope, you're not right...

Than I would add the 'Violinromanzen' Op.40+50. Two lovely works of B., though he named them himself as 'Schofel'. (I guess this means 'very simple piece')



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[v russo]

Originally posted by Pastorali:
v russo

Last week, you surprised me with saying "The STONES rule~!" and now this statement.
Not I would be disturbed about, nevertheless I hope, you're not right...

Than I would add the 'Violinromanzen' Op.40+50. Two lovely works of B., though he named them himself as 'Schofel'. (I guess this means 'very simple piece')

[This message has been edited by Pastorali (edited March 23, 2004).]

I actually LOVE Jazz very much, but the lifeline of Jazz ended (to me) after Ornette Coleman or maybe Miles fusion period. I really have not heard anything new since then. There is alot of retro stuff around, and alot of pop-jazz-world music-new age- easy listening fusion which I do not call Jazz at all....

8)

but what do I know, I am like Jung said in "Modern Man in Search of a Soul"
....."Just one man looking out in my own corner of the world"

hey, the STONES do rule!!

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v russo

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[urtextmeister]

Beethoven, unlike many romantic composers, rarely let beauty stand without contesting it.

[Ellery]

9th Symphony just rules!!! For me is the most perfect and beautiful work from Beethoven...

[Opus131]

To me, the most beatiful work ever written (ever), is the Canzona di ringraziamento from the Opus132

[benjamin]

i find the second movement of his 4th symphony so sublime (may i hasten to add that i think every piece of music of the great man was inspired by geius).

[beetlover]

Here's one: the 2nd movement of the Appasionata. The entire thing is wonderful but you're looking for something mellow. And lately, I've been listening to the second movment of the Tempest.

[Chris]

Originally posted by beetlover:
Here's one: the 2nd movement of the Appasionata.

I was just thinking about that one myself.

[King Stephen]

I love the 2nd movement of the Triple Concerto. Absolutely beautiful.....