Robert Silverman's Beethoven
10 Cycle Suggestions for Presentors

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bullet The "standard" cycle in 8 concerts
1 Sonata No. 01 in f, Op. 2/1
Sonata No. 09 in E, Op. 14/1
Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53 Waldstein
Sonata No. 28 in A, Op. 101
2 Sonata No. 19 in g, Op. 49/1
Sonata No. 20 in G, Op. 49/2
Sonata No. 22 in F, Op. 54
Sonata No. 23 in f, Op. 57 Appassionata
Sonata No. 30 in E, Op. 109
3 Sonata No. 04 in Eb, Op. 7
Sonata No. 05 in c, Op, 10/1
Sonata No. 25 in G, Op. 79
Sonata No. 27 in e, Op. 90
Sonata No. 31 in Ab, Op. 110
4 Sonata No. 12 in Ab, Op. 26 Funeral March
Sonata No. 13 in Eb, Op. 27/1
Sonata No. 14 in c#, Op. 27/2 Moonlight
Sonata No. 15 in D, Op. 28 Pastorale
5 Sonata No. 11 in Bb, Op. 22
Sonata No. 17 in d, Op. 31/2 Tempest
Sonata No. 26 in Eb, Op. 81a Les Adieux
Sonata No. 24 in F#, Op. 78
6 Sonata No. 8 in c, Op. 13 Pathetique
Sonata No. 10 in G, Op. 14/2
Sonata No. 7 in D, Op. 10/3
Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 2/2
7 Sonata No. 6 in F, Op. 10/2
Sonata No. 18 in Eb, Op. 31/3
Sonata No. 29 in Bb, Op. 106 Hammerklavier
8 Sonata No. 16 in G, Op. 31/1
Sonata No. 3 in C, Op. 2/3
Sonata No. 32 in c, Op. 111

 

bullet Chronologically in 8 recitals
1 Sonata No. 19 in g, Op. 49/1
Sonata No. 20 in G, Op. 49/2
Sonata No. 01 in f, Op. 2/1
Sonata No. 02 in A, Op 2/2
Sonata No. 03 in C, Op. 2/3
2 Sonata No. 04 in Eb, Op. 7
Sonata No. 05 in c, Op. 10/1
Sonata No. 06 in F, Op. 10/2
Sonata No. 07 in D, Op. 10/3
3 Sonata No. 08 in c, Op. 13 Pathetique
Sonata No. 09 in E, Op. 14/1
Sonata No. 10 in G, Op. 14/2
Sonata No. 11 in Bb, Op. 22
4 Sonata No. 12 in Ab, Op. 26 Funeral March
Sonata No. 13 in Eb, Op. 27/1
Sonata No. 14 in c#, Op. 27/2 Moonlight
Sonata No. 15 in D, Op. 28 Pastorale
5 Sonata No. 16 in G, Op. 31/1
Sonata No. 17 in d, Op. 31/2 Tempest
Sonata No. 18 in Eb, Op. 31/3
Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53 Waldstein
6 Sonata No. 22 in F, Op. 54
Sonata No. 23 in f, Op. 57 Appassionata
Sonata No. 24 in F#, Op. 78
Sonata No. 25 in G, Op. 79
Sonata No. 26 in Eb, Op. 81a Les Adieux
7 Sonata No. 27 in e, Op. 90
Sonata No. 28 in A, Op. 101
Sonata No. 29 in Bb, Op. 106 Hammerklavier
8 Sonata No. 30 in E, Op. 109
Sonata No. 31 in Ab, Op. 110
Sonata No. 32 in c, Op. 111

 

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Four other possibilities for presenting the entire cycle
  1. Raising the Barn: two or three presenters in a single geographical area alternate recitals in their own venues over two or three years, so that each sponsor only has responsibility for one or two events per season, while die-hard Beethoven lovers can attend all of them. 3 presenters on Vancouver Island collaborated in such a manner.
  2. Summerfest: 8 concerts done in relatively short order, over one or two summers. Silverman did this at Torontos Glenn Gould Studio in the summers of 98 and 99.
  3. Sonatenblast: All the sonatas in chronological order, spread out over a single weekend. The perfect offbeat fundraiser
  4. Small Doses: The entire cycle in 15 1-hour recitals. What a way to give a unifying theme to all the pre-concert events in a summer festivals
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Four alternate ideas for presenters unable to go for the whole shot.
  1. Best-known hits -  one or two recitals; sponsor (or audience) chooses from: Pathetique (Op. 13), Moonlight (Op. 27/2), Waldstein (Op. 53), Tempest (Op. 31/2), Appassionata (Op. 57), Les Adieux (Op. 81a)
  2. Long-time Favorites - popular sonatas, but avoiding the nicknamed war-horses: Op. 2/3, Op. 10/3, Op. 31/3, Op. 110
  3. Off the beaten track -  one or two concerts for the adventurous, taken from:  Op. 2/2, 7, 22, 27/1, 54, 31/1, 90, 101
  4. A 4-Concert mini-series - 15 of the greatest sonatas, in chronological order
Muscle Flexing Opp. 2/1, 2/3, 10/3, and 13 (Pathetique)
Explorations I Opp. 26 (Funeral March), 27/2 (Moonlight), 31/3, 31/2 (Tempest)
Consolidation Opp. 53 (Waldstein), 54, 57 (Appassionata), 81a (Les Adieux)
Explorations II Opp. 101, 110, 111

      

 

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