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Apr 26, 2019 · Beethoven‘s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata (aka ‘Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor Op.27/2’) is one of the most famous pieces of music ever written for the piano. But how did it acquire its famous ...
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The second movement of the Moonlight Sonata is criminally underrated. Although it might not seem as revolutionary as the sorrowful first movement or the furi...
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Pretty much any one without a nickname is underrated, but if I had to choose one I'd say the 10th one in G major (Op 14 No.2). It is almost never performed on stage because it is easy and sounds easy as well (there are pieces that are relatively easy but sound way harder than they are-See Pathetique 1st and Moonlight 3rd).
The Moonlight Sonata, like almost all Beethoven’s piano works, was unique and outstanding in its time. Most sonatas in that era consisted a lively, thematically strong first movement, a subdued second movement and a vivacious finale. By contrast this sonata has a dreamy first, a somewhat more lively second and a fury third movement.
Apr 25, 2017 · The actual title for Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven is “Piano Sonata no. 14 in C# minor, op. 27 no. 2”. It was written in 1801, and aside from being popular over 200 years later, it was pretty well-loved in Beethoven’s day as well. It wasn’t always called “Moonlight Sonata” – on the first edition, Beethoven gave the piece an ...
