Week 4 Beethoven Challenge – Recordings Watch Party 🎥🎶

Week 4 is here, and it's time to share!

For this final week of the Beethoven Challenge, your goal is simple:
record your piece and submit it for our community Watch Party.

It doesn’t have to be “finished” or perfect. In fact, it’s more useful if it isn’t. Record where you are right now with your Beethoven and let that be your snapshot of growth from Week 1 to Week 4.

How to participate:

  1. Record your Beethoven selection (phone video is totally fine).

  2. Upload it to Youtube!

  3. Post the link in the Week 4 thread below with:

    • Piece and movement

    • One sentence: “The thing I worked on most in this piece was…”

We’ll collect submissions and feature as many as we can in the Watch Party, with live commentary, encouragement, and a chance to hear how everyone has grown over the month.

This week’s challenge:
Don’t wait until you “deserve” to record. Hit record, share your current best, and join us for the Watch Party!!

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    • Rui
    • 1 mth ago
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    I do have to play the Pathetique Sonata Rondo movement at a recital on Sunday.  I wish I didn’t have a day job and I could work on this a bit more.

     

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B2O5CmvASRJQvU

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      • Gail_Starr
      • 1 mth ago
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      I bet the recital will go great!  Darn those pesky day jobs...

    • claudiadm73
    • 1 mth ago
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    Hi everyone, today I'm sending you my work on the Bagatella 
    op. 119 n. 1. 
    I'm sorry it's still late, but I wanted to focus on the phrasing and color of the various sections. I'm restructuring my technique because I've had pain issues, so I'm proceeding with caution and patience with my studies.
    I thank everyone and extend my deepest respect to the Tonebase staff.

    https://youtu.be/cpcD03RNaeI

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      • Michelle_Russell
      • 1 mth ago
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       Beautifully played. I love your clarity of sound.

      • claudiadm73
      • 1 mth ago
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         Thank you so much, Michelle....for me it's most important your opinion, you are very kind.

      • Andrew_Smith
      • 1 mth ago
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       This is lovely, Claudia! I hope you will have no more pain issues; your technique looks very relaxed and fluid, so hopefully that will help. 

      • claudiadm73
      • 1 mth ago
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       Thank you so much Andrew, your words are very encouraging! I always have a thousand doubts and proceed by trial and error, but the lessons on Tonebase are my beacon. Thanks again!😁

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      • Juan_Carlos
      • 1 mth ago
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       Very expressive, beautifully played, Claudia!

      • claudiadm73
      • 1 mth ago
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       Thank you so much ! I'm very happy you like that. Hugs.

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      • Gail_Starr
      • 1 mth ago
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       Simply lovely, dear Claudia!

      • claudiadm73
      • 1 mth ago
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      You are very kind....thank you so much.😁

    • Victoria_Macdonald
    • 1 mth ago
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    Hi All, 

    Here is the beginning of the Pathetique - the Grave intro and the first Allegro section. In the interest of time, I cut it off there (since there's quite some repetition in this movement anyway). I went more for feel than precision - or as they say, playing the wrong note right rather than playing the right note wrong. 

      • Rui
      • 1 mth ago
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       nicely done.  The first movement is my favorite and I hope to learn the entire sonata one day.

      • Victoria_Macdonald
      • 1 mth ago
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      Thank you!

      • Sachi
      • 1 mth ago
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        wow Beautiful dramatic intro! 

      • Victoria_Macdonald
      • 1 mth ago
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       Thanks, Sachi. I picked up some great tips from the Leon Fleisher and Ben Laude video.

      • Andrew_Smith
      • 1 mth ago
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       Way to go, Victoria -- are you planning to play all three movements? Sounds like you could. 

      • Sachi
      • 1 mth ago
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       I will check them out, thanks. 

      • Victoria_Macdonald
      • 1 mth ago
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       Yes! I can play the first movement at this pace- and a bit better without the video recording nerves. Comfortable with the 2nd movement. And working on speeding up the 3rd movement. Thank you for the encouragement. 

      • Philosophy teacher and piano lover
      • Juan_Carlos
      • 1 mth ago
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       Powerfull chords and sense of drama. Great playing, Victoria. I love the big Beethoven bust keeping you company at the piano.

      • Mark_Cooper
      • 1 mth ago
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      nice job Victoria, played with gusto! 

      • Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
      • Gail_Starr
      • 1 mth ago
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      What a rich, powerful opening!  Santa Beethoven totally approves.

    • tonebase_user.211
    • 1 mth ago
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    Hello,

    https://youtu.be/j_nbkHdh-tI?si=Rd5qHDbwl9-Ro2zx

    I'm probably late. Here is the link to my second movement Pathetique Sonata recording. Very difficult to record free of errors.

    I´m still working on the proper use of pedal, need to reduce the use of it.

    Thanks!

      • Victoria_Macdonald
      • 1 mth ago
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       Very nicely played and nice use of rubato. Though you may want to aim for more consistency with the rhythm. Some parts felt a bit rushed.  That might help with the pedaling as well. 

      • Philosophy teacher and piano lover
      • Juan_Carlos
      • 1 mth ago
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       Nice phrasing, well done!

      • Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
      • Gail_Starr
      • 1 mth ago
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       So lovely...especially the dynamics of your chromatic descending scale.

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