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> Berg sonata
ansatz496
post Jul 21 2012, 04:19 PM
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Just curious to know what people think of this piece, experiences playing it, etc. My only experience with Berg is playing excerpts from Wozzeck in orchestra, and while I enjoyed it more than I thought I would, I wasn't expecting to like the sonata so much. It sounds a lot like Scriabin, but less visceral, powerful in a different way somehow. What are your thoughts?
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post Jul 21 2012, 07:54 PM
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I love single movement sonatas and this is one of my favourites, it's very beautiful with lovely atonal meanderings. I do find it very hard to memorise so have given up on that!
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post Jul 22 2012, 07:27 PM
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It's one I keep intending to explore, thanks for reminding me.
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post Jul 27 2012, 11:27 AM
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I'm glad there are others who like this piece (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) After having read through it, I can say it's harder and more complex than it looks on the page, especially in terms of bringing out the motifs in different voices. I've heard it played a lot lately, so I probably won't work on it now, but I'll keep in mind since unlike most 20th century sonatas it isn't technically monstrous (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)
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post Jul 30 2012, 11:34 AM
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The first two pages are easy enough to get to grips with. It all goes a bit bonkers a few pages in, but yes you are right, it doesn't seem a beastly as some other 20th C repertoire. Having said that, I can't play it very well!
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post Jul 31 2012, 08:11 PM
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Lovely piece, I have attempted bits of it, but it does get a bit tricky later on!
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