Beethoven Sonata

Recently, I am just enthralled by Beethoven Sonatas. Particularly the Tempest and Appassionata. I realised that Beethoven music is just so captivating. I like the sonata form and all the music there is in the piece. Well for me i generally prefer the 1st and 3rd movement of pieces including this 2 sonatas. I think it could be bcos that the 2nd movt is slow perhaps. But i do like slow songs too as long as the song is expressive. But i believe i have a preference for faster pieces. Well i have learnt the first movt of the tempest sonata which took me quite long already. But nvm i better get my basics right rather then spend time correcting everything next time. Better build a strong foundation or else u have to start over again. My teacher was telling me that Mozart was difficult to play as u have to play exactly as it is notated. This is unlike Romantic music where one can do some rubato and some even improvise a little. Well for Mozart u have to play very accurately. Actually it is not necessary to improvise the music which the composer has written. I heard pianists do that so that they have a unique style. But i believe that one can do that while being true to the music meaning expressing the composer's intention. But there are different interpretations of the piece and that's what makes Romantic pieces different from Classical and much more captivating in my opinion. But of course Classical music has its own uniqueness that is alluring as well. But i shall not go into that as this post is about my fascination in Romantic music especially that of Beethoven Sonatas. That's about all i have to say for now so until next time :D