🎼 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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I will choose either a movement of Op 10 no 2 or a movement of the Op 31 E Flat (maybe just a partial movement of the E Flat - it’s brand new to me.)
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I have a question regarding this Challenge and other similar events here. To join any of these events is it mandatory to submit video recordings? I would like to join many things but I've always assumed that I couldn't because I'm unable to submit a recording. I plan to learn how to do this in the future but I'm not sure how to record myself just yet.
If I'm able to participate here though I just started the Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28. And on odd days for variety, because its just a flip of a few pages back, I also started the 3rd movement of the Op. 27, No. 2.
For the purposes of this Challenge, I'll only focus on either the Allegro or the Scherzo of the Pastoral.
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Hello to everyone, I may be going too big for me, so I will attempt to play the IV movement of the oP. 2, Nr. 3 Sonata
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Hi there. It has been hard to participate, but I will sign in with Beethoven's op. 31 no. 3. I will do my best to fit this work into a hectic schedule.
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Hi everyone, you got me with Beethoven!! My favourite.....
I have always wanted to play sonata no. 26 op81a Les Adieux.
So I will give it a try on the 1st movement for now.
Hope to be able to follow-up with you over the coming weeks!!