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I'm more a fan of the Op. 111 Sonata! In my year as a music major (clarinet tho =P) I actually wrote a long ass research paper on the Op. 111 Sonata - I can play about half the thing though probably not very well any more. I can play a number of other Beethovens though including the Pathetique Sonata, The Waldstein Sonata minus the third mvmt, Sonata Quasi una Fantasia (mediocre at third mvmt), the first mvmt of the Appassionata, the first mvmt of the Tempest.

The only Chopin Etude I ever learned well was Op. 10 No. 12 though I messed around with Op. 10 Nos. 3 & 8. I can play Op. 25 No. 1 decently but never really got it up to performance level. John Browning playing the Etudes is really what got me to love Chopin as a 12-year-old, but I kind of consider it to be gateway Chopin just like Bell's Oberon is gateway dank beer. The Nocturnes and Scherzos have a bit more depth, but don't get me wrong, the Etudes are WONDERFUL though a little more in your face.

I am also crazy about Schubert and can play a few of his more popular pieces as well as his Wanderer (Op. 15) Fantasy which I think is his greatest despite being less well-known.

I can play the Nocturne Op. 27 No. 1 as well as or better than Rubinstein!