Composed between 1801 and 1802, this popular piece is one of Beethoven’s best known piano works. Despite its nickname, in Beethoven’s mind this was never the ‘Moonlight’ Sonata. Instead, the rather ...
Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Annie Fischer, Piano (4) Scherzos, Movements: No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39 (1839) Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Annie Fischer, Piano ...
The popular nickname of the 'Moonlight' for the second sonata of Op. 27 may be a fair title for the first movement, but the rest of the work contains some of the most turbulent music Beethoven ever ...
Even as he struggled with the onset of deafness, Beethoven took the piano sonata into new realms of expressive power and beauty. Beethoven composed his Moonlight Sonata in 1801, the same year that — A ...