Beethoven Violin Sonatas
Is there any approximate rank for the Beethoven Violin Sonatas in terms of difficulty (like No.6 is the hardest, No. 10 is the second hardest, etc. [just giving an example])? If you guys could come up with one, that would be awesome :)
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Mind you, that being said, the Spring sonata (no. 5) is so oft-played that you just can't afford to put one foot wrong when performing it! Some might also disagree that it's all that easy musically.
2, 1, 8, 6, 4, 5, 3, 7, 10, 9 (9 or 10 can be switched around too).
Actually, I don't know why we're ranking them "easy to difficult". I think a better term would be "accessible and violinistic to less accessible..."
Though 2 can be learned in a matter of minutes...it remains a Beethoven composition, and deserving of a sensible, accurate performance.
Thanks so far...
I've been listening to #7 a lot in the past year and was thinking of picking it up sometime. What specifically makes it one of the toughest of the set?
I think #10 is the hardest, ensemble wise.
A definitive recording can be found by Andrew Dawes and Jane Coope...they all sound EASY.
Preston
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June 13, 2005 at 03:34 PM · Approximate order of difficulty from easiest to hardest...
No.5
No.2
No.6
No.4
No.1
No.8
No.3
No.10
No.7
No.9