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 ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Slowly spiralling chords in the right hand. Deep, sinking bass in the left. The opening to Beethoven’s ...

Our series of the complete piano sonatas by Beethoven continues today with the "Moonlight" sonata, also known as the Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2. Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt plays it in ...

We are continuing our list of easy but beautiful piano pieces that sound impressive with Moonlight Sonata that is a popular name for Piano Sonata no. 14 in C♯ Minor “Quasi una fantasia”. And probably ...

It has been recorded by everyone from Geza Anda to Dieter Zechlin. Forward-looking, iconoclastic modern pianists record it; so do classicists, and big-name stars give it a try. With more than 80 ...

Anyone who has had a child give a piano recital, or has played in one, knows the exquisite terror involved. Now imagine the performer is deaf. “Moonlight Sonata ...

From solo guitar to virtuosic violin, here are some of the most innovative takes on Beethoven’s iconic piano sonata. In 1801, great composer Ludwig van Beethoven sat down to pen another great piano ...

In the days after Kobe Bryant's death in January 2020, the internet was flooded with tributes, memorial videos, and, of course, a fair share of misinformation. One video that drew a skeptical eye ...

Once upon a time, piano music was the social media of its day. The 19th and early 20th Centuries were the heyday of the piano. It was the primary entertainment for the evening in most middle-class ...

Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata 1, Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata 2, Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp ...