[Lx]

Give me a break. I love Beethoven's music. Hell, it gives me a shiver down my spine.
Anyone that's listened to the 9th Symphony 4th movement, Ode to Joy, can't help but hear his genius.
His piano Sonata's are incredible too.
It sounds like this guy is basing his criticisms on the movie, Immortal Beloved
. Which everyone should see but from what I've read, it's about as accurate as Amadeus.

Anyone here ever try to play Pathetique or Moonlight Sonata?

I'm a horrible piano player but even people I know who have talent have a hard time with both. He was a brilliant composer as well as musician.

Party on Ludwig!

[justshutupandtakeit]

What about the Appassionata or the Hammerklaver Sonatas? Playing the latter would exhaust a soccer player.

[Borges]

Anyone here ever try to play Pathetique or Moonlight Sonata?

I played both. The first movement of the former and the last of the latter are the difficult ones. The Pathetique is his first representative composition in any form as far as I know. 1798! That was truly something new. that 3rd movement Rondo is fun to play. try the Hammerkalvier Sonata! It ends with a virtually unplayable fugue. I don't think he had actual performance in mind.

[1L]

I agree. Even his "easy" sonatas are tough to play.