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Moonlight

Beethoven's piano sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2

, which was written in 181. Although there are many examples in the past that a piece of music has become very popular because of its common name, it has never become a world-famous song because of the common name "moonlight" like this sonata. The name "moonlight" is said to come from the poet Rael Stubb (1799-186) who commented that the first movement reminds people of "like a canoe swaying on the moonlit lake in Lucerne, Switzerland". Judging from the birth year of Rael Stubb, the common name of "moonlight" became generalized, which happened after quite some time after publication. However, this piece of music seems to be quite famous from the beginning, which makes Beethoven feel a little upset. The reason cannot be denied, not only because this piece of music contains very strong daydream elements that are easy to attract literature, but also because it has become famous. Besides "moonlight", there are various original explanations and far-fetched legends. In fact, Beethoven's own name of this sonata is the same as "sonata of fantasy style" as Op. 27 No.1. In the first movement, it is all about abandoning the fantasy and improvisation of sonata form, changing the atmosphere in the second movement, and then reaching the third movement which belongs to the center of gravity of this sonata. The third movement is a passionate rush, which is not only extremely rare among all sonatas in this period, but also a sonata form with excellent structure. If the imagination of the first movement and the passion of the third movement are closely related to a series of tragedies such as Beethoven's love affair, ear disease, and Heiligen City's suicide note in 182, it seems to make sense. Unfortunately, there is no specific data to confirm these connections. Playing time: about fifteen minutes.