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 ...
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 ...
The New York Times: The Woman at the Heart of Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Music Review By Steve Smith Referring to the Beethoven piano sonata universally known by the evocative nickname “Moonlight” (Op. 27, No. 2), Liszt ...
Capital Public Radio: Bookspan: Four Concertos By Beethoven And His Moonlight Sonata
Ludwig van Beethoven by Stieler Joseph Karl Stieler (Public Domain) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer of Classical and Romantic music; he is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians to have ever lived. Most famous for his nine symphonies, piano concertos, piano sonatas, and string quartets, Beethoven was a great innovator and very probably the most influential ...
Beethoven wrote nine symphonies, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, an opera, and choral music, as well as many other works for soloists and orchestra, solo instruments, and chamber ensembles. Who were Beethoven’s teachers? While Beethoven studied with many teachers, one of his most notable mentors was Joseph Haydn.
BBC: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 (Moonlight)