Order of Studying Beethoven's SonatasI am just beginning to reach an intelligent interpretation of Beethoven's music. Now, in what order should the Sonatas be studied?If you should really have the laudable intention to study all the Sonatas of Beethoven for your repertory I should think that you may safely take them upvery much in the order in which they are printed, with the exception of Opus 53 and the Appassionata, which—spiritually as well as technically—rank with the last five. The Steingräber edition, however, furnishes a very fair order of difficulty in the index to the Sonatas.
Order of Studying Beethoven's Sonatas
I am just beginning to reach an intelligent interpretation of Beethoven's music. Now, in what order should the Sonatas be studied?
If you should really have the laudable intention to study all the Sonatas of Beethoven for your repertory I should think that you may safely take them upvery much in the order in which they are printed, with the exception of Opus 53 and the Appassionata, which—spiritually as well as technically—rank with the last five. The Steingräber edition, however, furnishes a very fair order of difficulty in the index to the Sonatas.