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The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, marked Quasi una fantasia, Op. 27, No. 2, is a piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, completed in 1801 and dedicated in 1802 to his pupil Countess Julie "Giulietta" Guicciardi. [b] Although known throughout the world as the Moonlight Sonata (German: Mondscheinsonate), it was not Beethoven who named it ...
The second sonata is one of the most famous piano works in the repertoire and often called the Moonlight sonata, a contentious name not given by the composer himself. The first sonata remains far less performed than the second and the two sonatas are not commonly performed together. They are named so for their only loose adherence to the sonata ...
Ludwig van Beethoven wrote 32 mature piano sonatas between 1795 and 1822. (He also wrote 3 juvenile sonatas at the age of 13 [1] and one unfinished sonata, WoO. 51.)Although originally not intended to be a meaningful whole, as a set they comprise one of the most important collections of works in the history of music. [2]
Op. 26 in A-flat major contains a 'marcia funebre' which foreshadows that of the 'Eroica' symphony; Op. 27, no. 2 in C-sharp minor 'Quasi una fantasia' (the famous 'Moonlight' sonata) has the dramatic sonata form movement come last instead of first, and Op. 31, No. 3 in E-flat major contains both a scherzo and a minuet, sacrificing a slow movement.
Lennon said the song was inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. "I was lying on the sofa in our house, listening to Yoko play Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' on the piano. Suddenly, I said, 'Can you play those chords backward?' She did, and I wrote 'Because' around them. The song sounds like 'Moonlight Sonata,' too.
Piano Sonata No. 2 (Beethoven) Piano Sonata No. 3 (Beethoven) Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, Op. 7 "Grand Sonata" Piano Sonata No. 5 (Beethoven) Piano Sonata No. 6 (Beethoven) Piano Sonata No. 7 (Beethoven) Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" Piano Sonata No. 9 (Beethoven) Piano Sonata No. 10 (Beethoven) Piano Sonata No. 11 ...
Ludwig van Beethoven. Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathétique" Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" (Sonata quasi una fantasia) Piano Sonata No. 17 "Tempest" Piano Sonata No. 19 "Leichte" Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein" Piano Sonata No. 23 "Appassionata" Piano Sonata No. 29 "Hammerklavier" Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111; Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring"
File:Beethoven Moonlight 3rd movement.ogg: 6:55 Third Movement (Presto agitato) created in MIDI and played on a digital piano. Featured File:Ludwig van Beethoven - sonata no. 14 in c sharp minor 'moonlight', op. 27 no. 2 - i. adagio sostenuto.ogg: 6:03 recording. First movement? Currently nominated