The old Ludwig Van wrote the best symphonies, but he was also one HELL of a pianist.

[sir pball]

Appassionata 3rd movement.

Not many people can play this.

[Haggard Celine]

1. Beautiful! Thanks for posting.

I like this video with the light show. It really shows how hard this piece is. Wish I could play this. I can't even read music that fast.

[sir pball]

2. The "Guitar Hero" part is what makes this video my favorite...

It shows how far ahead you have to think, and how fast you have to play…and it's ridiculous.

Beethoven was something else.

[Haggard Celine]

6. Beethoven is my favorite classical composer.

His music is so romantic and moody. And he could still write his music, some of his best, when he went deaf. How many people could write a symphony at all, much less while deaf?

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Whoa....thanks for posting.

300 years from now, what will people listen to? Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, the Dead, and who else?

[NeoTrajan]

4. Nice ... I've got 2 Sonata mvts under my belt

The 'easy' ones: Moonlight 1st and, Pathetique 2nd which I finally finished, after about 8 weeks of 'lernin'

I've also been focusing on Rachmaninoff Prelude #2 in C# minor lately .... It's a slow process for me

[sir pball]

5. Good on you!

Rach seems a little heavy though, maybe work on the Moonlight 2/3 first?