Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Opus 27, No. 2 (“Moonlight”)

Beethoven’s Sonata, Opus 27, No. 2, was not known as the “Moonlight Sonata” during his lifetime. The name has its origins in 1832, in remarks by the German music critic Ludwig Rellstab, as he likened the effect of the first movement to that of moonlight shining upon Lake Lucerne. The name caught on quickly, and later in the nineteenth century, it could be said that the sonata was “universally known” by that name.

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SKU#: 00-K03171
UPC: 029156145946
ISBN-10: 0769240402
ISBN-13: 9780769240404
Series: Kalmus Edition
Secondary Category: Piano Solo
Page Count: 20
Contributors: By Ludwig van Beethoven
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