"Sonata Fantasy"

"Moonlight" was originally called "Piano Sonata in C sharp minor", also known as "Sonata Fantasy" and "Sonata Fantasy". It was composed in 1801. It is close to the mature stage of Wu Wangwei's creation. This work has three movements: In the first movement, the theme of sighs is integrated into his deafness and melancholy thoughts. The second movement expresses the sweet dream of memories, which is also like a blueprint for the future. The third movement is an exciting Presto. The most beautiful thing about this work is the first movement, which reminds people of moonlight.

The reason why this piano piece is called "Moonlight" is because the German poet Ludwig Leerstable said after hearing it: "After listening to the first movement of this work, "It reminds me of Lake Lucerne in Switzerland and the bright moonlight rippling on the lake." Later, the publisher added the title "Moonlight Song" based on this passage, about the composer's improvisations under the moonlight. The legend became popular. In fact, what touched Beethoven's creation was not the bright moonlight, but the painful mood after the failure of Beethoven's first love with Juliette Guichardi (1784-1856).

Julietta Guicciardi was the count's daughter, 14 years younger than Beethoven. The two loved each other sincerely, but the family gap forced them to break up. After suffering this heavy blow, Beethoven poured all his inner pain and intense grief and indignation caused by the feudal hierarchy into this passionate and fiery piano piece. So, this piece is dedicated to her.

As for the explanation of this work, perhaps the views of Russian art critic Stasov (1824-1906) are more reasonable. After recalling listening to Liszt's performance in Petersburg, he believed that this sonata was a complete tragedy. The first movement was full of wistful tenderness and a mental state sometimes full of dark premonitions. He also had a similar impression when listening to Anton Rubinstein's performance: "... from far away, far away, as if from the invisible depths of the soul, a quiet voice suddenly rose. Some voices were melancholy and full of Some are filled with endless melancholy; others are brooding, a flood of memories, dark omens..."

There is a misrepresented anecdote surrounding "Moonlight". In the first half of the century, a German music critic published an article saying that Beethoven's "Piano Sonata in C sharp minor" reminded him of "the moonlight rippling on the water of Lake Lucerne in Switzerland." So the shrewd publisher invented a touching "story" under the title "Moonlight": "One night, Beethoven was walking on the outskirts of Vienna when he suddenly heard the sound of a piano, and it was his work. He looked for the sound and walked to He found a blind girl playing in front of the window of an old house. After entering the house, he found out that she liked Beethoven's music very much. The composer was so moved that he wrote this moonlight song under the moonlight... …”.

This story is purely fictional. In fact, when Beethoven wrote this work, it was in 1801. At that time, his deafness was getting worse and the pain of broken love had not yet healed. In a painful state of mind, he wrote this piano sonata.

This fictional story was later used as the text "Moonlight Song" in the first volume of the Chinese textbook for sixth grade published by the People's Education Press of the People's Republic of China and the National Primary School. Attachment: Beethoven also wrote the "Moonlight Sonata", but it is not the "Moonlight Sonata" that people refer to.

There is almost no famous song like this sonata, which is famous all over the world and becomes a household name because of the common name "Moonlight". There are different opinions on the origin of the name "Moonlight", but most of them come from the German poet Ludwig Reierstab (1799-1860) who described the first movement of this piece of music as "like on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland." Like a rocking boat on the moonlit lake." Beethoven himself called this work "like a Fantasia" (Quasi una Fantasia).