Update on slow movement project within a project. List of pieces

Several weeks ago, I embarked on a project within a project. I had intended to play a series of my favorite slow movements from sonatas by Beethoven, Mozart, and Haydn, and record some thoughts or notes from my efforts. After only a week or so, I suspended my slow movement project and stopped writing about it. As is often the case, the project remained firmly lodged within my subconscious and it continued to grow there. I have since returned to the piano daily to continue playing the slow movements I had originally intended to practice.

This entry is designed to provide a list of my chosen pieces, as well as the dates I played them. I might also include annotations for some of the pieces, if that is warranted. This list represents the beginning of a project, that will hopefully exist in sound as well as in writing. True to form, I anticipate that the project will undergo several permutations before it settles into its final form. I will notate those changes when they happen.

For now, here is the list of slow movements that I have played. I will continue to add more until I reach the end of the list.

1. September 22/23, 2023: Mozart — Sonata in D Major, K. 284: II Rondeau en Polonaise. Andante.

2. September 24/25, 2023: Beethoven — Sonata in c minor, Op. 13 (Pathetique): II Adagio cantabile

3. September 26/27, 2023: Beethoven—Sonata in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: II Largo appassionato

4. September 28/29, 2023: Beethoven — Sonata in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1: II Allegretto

5. October 1/16, 2023: Beethoven — Sonata in c-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight): I Adagio sostenuto

6. October 24/, 2023: Mozart — Sonata in C Major, K. 545: II Andante

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Day 86: October 24, 2023
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