đŒ Week 1: Pick Your Piece
Welcome to Week 1 of the Beethoven Challenge!
This week is all about choosing the piece youâll work on for the month.
Here are a few ideas to help you land on a good fit:
Beginner Options
1. âOde to Joyâ (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 youâve picked your piece, post it below so we can all see where everyoneâs starting!
118 replies
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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 everyoneâs contributions
Iâm currently working on Sonata op78
I intend to post my work on the first movement
cheers
mark
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Hi everyone. Iâm going to practice Bagatelle op.119 no 11 in Bb major.
I canât promise anything regarding how far but I will spend some of my daily practice on Beethoven during the challenge đThanks 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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Iâm currently working on Sonata c minor 3rd movement (PathĂ©tique). 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.
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I continue to work on Fur Elise, but for this, my pick is Ecossaise in G major. I did see there is a lesson in tonebase. I'm really not sure what level I am, but want to have potential for success with my first tonebase challenge and have never learned this piece, or not that I remember. Putting it in writing here makes it more likely will do it...
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This challenge sounds like a lot of fun. I plan to play Beethoven's Prelude op. 39.2.
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Thank you for this challenge! I would like to work on Beethoven op 49 no 2 in G major. It is always so interesting to read everyone's comments. There is going to be a wonderful variety of repertoire.
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Hi - This will be my first time participating in a tone base challenge. Iâm going to work on Sonata Op. 10 No. 1, first movement. This may be cheating a bit, because Iâve been working on this with my teacher for quite a few months. But I think it will be a good introduction to participating in a tonebase event.
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I am going to work on the A flat major section for Pathétique Sonata 3rd Movement. I did a sloppy job of learning it the last time and got defeated by the 16th notes starting measure 107. I will make it through this time!
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I'd love to see a full list of sonatas ranked by difficulty. I asked ChatGPT once but it didn't do a good job.
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Iâm learning Sonata No.21. I love this sonata so much â there are many different techniques I need to learn and improve â but I enjoy playing it.
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I need to learn the 1st 3 movements of opus 28. I have the final one done for my jury coming up and I will try to tackle the 1st one as I want to play the whole sonata for an audition next year.
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I'm choosing Ecossaise in G major, WoO 23