🎼 Week 1: Pick Your Piece
Welcome to Week 1 of the Beethoven Challenge!
This week is all about choosing the piece you’ll work on for the month.
Here are a few ideas to help you land on a good fit:
Beginner Options
1. “Ode to Joy” (any simple solo arrangement)
2. Ecossaise in G major, WoO 23
3. Ecossaise in E-flat major, WoO 86
4. German Dance in C major, WoO 8 No. 1
5. Minuet in G major (attributed to Beethoven), WoO 10 No. 2
Intermediate Options
1. Bagatelle in G major, Op. 119 No. 1
2. Bagatelle in A minor, Op. 119 No. 9
3. Bagatelle in C major, Op. 33 No. 5
4. Six Variations on a Swiss Song, WoO 64
5. Bagatelle in E-flat major, Op. 126 No. 6 (first half only)
6. Sonatina in F major, Anh. 5 No. 2
7. Ecossaise in D major, WoO 83 No. 5 or No. 6
Feel free to pick any piece though -
When you’ve picked your piece, post it below so we can all see where everyone’s starting!
57 replies
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Hello, everyone! I'm very excited about this new Tonebase Challenge. Since in last year's Beethoven Challenge I played the first movement of the "Tempest" Sonata (op. 31 nº2), now I'd like to learn and play the third movement, the "Allegretto". It's one of those Beethoven pieces I've always wanted to play, and this challenge feels like the perfect chance to finally do it.
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My teacher has assigned me the Sonata No. 28 in A major Op. 101, but so far, I have only had time to learn the first movement. I will use this Challenge to tackle the second movement, “Lebhaft. Marschmäßig” (Vivace alla Marcia).
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I'll be learning one of the Bagatelles (opus 119 no. 9).
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My aim is to learn part 3 of Moonlight properly. I have always loved this sonata and have some acquaintance with its text, however, I would need to invest much more effort to say that I ‘can play’ it.
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I'm going to finish Sonata 12 (opus 26) and also work on Sonata 8 (opus 13).
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I am going o stay within my time budget and pick the Bagatelle op 119#1. The end of the year is so busy! Hopefully I will make some progress on this - in addition to all the other things I am working on.
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Hi all
very excited about another Beethoven challenge and to hear everyone’s contributions
I’m currently working on Sonata op78
I intend to post my work on the first movement
cheers
mark
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Hi everyone. I’m going to practice Bagatelle op.119 no 11 in Bb major.
I can’t promise anything regarding how far but I will spend some of my daily practice on Beethoven during the challenge 😊Thanks for this opportunity.
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Hi everyone -- I'm going to relearn the middle movement of op. 109 -- I love the intense driving rhythms and dynamic contrast. Plus it's relatively short! Thanks to Tonebase for organizing another challenge!
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I’m currently working on Sonata c minor 3rd movement (Pathétique). I hope to post a recording soon.
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Hi everyone, I am going to play Sonata in G Minor, op.49 no.1 1st movement. I am not sure about the interpretation.