[Waehnen]

A genre that I am not crazy about (in general, I care less for solo piano than most TC members). I'd probably go for Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor "Pathétique".

Have you heard Brendel’s Beethoven or late Schubert? Unbelievably rewarding music!

 

[Art Rock]

Have you heard Brendel’s Beethoven or late Schubert? Unbelievably rewarding music!

Yes, yes, and no (not for me at least). It's fine, but not more than that for me.

 

[bagpipers]

Most "beautiful"? Beethoven's #15, Op. 28, the "Pastoral".

I love that one too

 

[bagpipers]

My favorite piano sonata is the Schubert in A D959

The Beethoven 15 in D the pastoral is also a big favorite

 

[Philidor]

Difficult ...

Beethoven op. 57 & 106 & 110 & 111
Liszt B minor
Scriabin #9 & #10
Prokofiev #6 & #7
Ives Concord Sonata
Boulez #2

... are obvious candidates for a title like "most attractive piano sonata", but how to elect "the most beautiful piano sonata"?

Is the concept of beauty thus relevant? Isn't music so much more than just beauty? E. g., truth.

 

[dko22]

probably D960. Between them, Schubert and Prokofiev have written most of my favourite sonatas with Beethoven coming in an honourable third.

 

[Mandryka]

I'd probably pick Moonlight Sonata.

And I’d probably pick Radulescu’s 6th piano sonata as played by Pavlos Antoniadis on soundcloud.

 

[Waehnen]

Yes, yes, and no (not for me at least). It's fine, but not more than that for me.

You have no right! 😳

 

[Phil loves classical]

The one that really caught my ear more recently is Beethoven's 30th.

 

[Luchesi]

Schubert's op 120 in A

 

[bagpipers]

Schubert's op 120 in A

Good suggestion I'm listening to that now (Andras Schiff)

 

[Pat Fairlea]

Most beautiful? Well, that should prompt some highly rational, objective replies!
Of which this is not one.
I would probably nominate Beethoven Op.110. But with an honourable mention for Greig's Sonata.

 

[Luchesi]

Good suggestion I'm listening to that now (Andras Schiff)

I was happy to see that Schiff had recorded all of the earlier Schubert sonatas decades ago. Groupings of them were available on YouTube.

 

[bagpipers]

Slightly off topic but the BSO Tanglewood is doing the full 5 Beethoven concerto cycle this weekend with Paul Lewis on piano and Andris Nelsons conducting.

 

[Gallus]

Many good shouts here. Beethoven 30 comes to mind for me.

 

[hammeredklavier]

Op.106/iv

K.497/iii

 

[Bernamej]

Scriabin’s Sonate-Fantaisie, Liszt, Rach’s second, Chopin’s third, Medtner has a bunch of great ones, Prokofiev 7.

 

[Bernamej]

Op.106/iv

K.497/iii

No Michael Haydn ?

 

[444mil]

Schubert 959.
Beethoven op. 110
Chopin op. 58
Prokofiev #7

Any Scriabin, 2,4,5

 

[DaveM]

Beethoven #32, op111: