Moonlight Sonata
MOONLIGHT SONATA
Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2
1st Movement - By LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
From about.com:
"The original title of the sonata is "Quasi una fantasia" (It. almost a fantasy). The popular title of Moonlight Sonata actually didn't come about until several years after Beethoven's death. In 1836, German music critic, Ludwig Rellstab wrote that the sonata reminded him of the reflected moonlight off Lake Lucerne. Since then, Moonlight Sonata has remained the "official" unofficial title of the sonata.
Beethoven composed the famous Moonlight Sonata in 1801 and dedicated it to Countess Giulietta Guicciardi, a pupil of Beethoven. Shortly after their first few lessons, the two fell in love. After dedicating the Moonlight Sonata, it is believed that Beethoven proposed to her.
Although she was willing to accept Beethoven's proposal, forbiddance by one of her parents prevented her from marrying him."
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