Sonata in E flalt M Opus 31 No.3

I simply cannot rate this Sonata as a whole.

Now for those who would go to a Classical Piano
Concert performed by a more than competent
Classical Pianist would most likely know ahead of
time what they were in for - in the Sonata in E flat M.

It's just that I didn't know folks.

Ok.  I will rate this Sonata as a whole - and in doing that
I have to say that it is a 9 - way off the top of my chart.

As I finished sturggling - and I mean that in every sense
of the word - through the last movement - the Presto con fuoco -
I wanted to cry for the Joy that Beethoven made me experience
in this masterful piece of work.

I wanted to be at an Opera at the MAC (and not watching La Boheme
for Pete's Sake where you are forced feel depressed) but rather I wanted
to jump to my feet appluading the hardest I had ever applauded in my
Life and shout BRAVO.

or to put it another way - WAY  TO  GO  BEETHOVEN

But when I played the first movement - the Allegro - I have to be Honest
and say that I gave it low marks. Because the only thing that spoke to me
in the first movement was the little theme in the first measure with the dotted
eighth note attacted to a sixteenth note - and of course whenever it reoccurred.
And I also gave this movement points for tripping me up on the little trills -
for instance in measures 194-5, etc.

The second movement - though - gave me Hope and  hint of what might lie
ahead because I thrilled to Beethoven's melody here - which he doles out
teasingly - making us work through the 'fun' stuff - in order to once again
even get a hint of what this Master Composer can really do.

The third movement - the Menuetto (Moderato e grazioso) - just two pages
long and with sections repeated - simply did not turn me on  - but not because
I dare to say that it is not well written - but simply becasue it did not turn me
on.


And so - what did I learn from having read through the Sonata in E flat M
composed by the one and only Ludwig von Beethoven?

It's about Hope.  And not giving up after the first movement just because it
doesn't seem that good.

It's about Bill Clinton - and when I read once that he said:

If you judge a person on their Whole Works - and if you want to believe in
that person - you should stay with them until the End. 

Then you can decide for yourself if you still believe in that Person.


I've always believed in Bill.  One reason is that I believe that in his Heart
he is a good guy.

But mostly I like Bill because he is extremely intelligent.




Anyone want to challenge me on that point?











I didn't think so.