Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Full Moon Muse THE MOONLIGHT SONATA


Moon Muse
For Grace

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor
"Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27, No. 2
by Ludwig Beethoven
Moonlight Sonata
(Mondscheinsonate in German)
Completed in 1801. It is rumored to be dedicated to his pupil, 17-year-old Countess Giulietta Guicciardi, with whom Beethoven was, or had been, in love. The name "Moonlight" Sonata derives from an 1832 description of the first movement by music critic Ludwig Rellstab, who compared it to moonlight shining upon Lake Lucerne.

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5 comments:

deanna7trees said...

thanks for the beautiful moonlight sonata. will look for the moon tonight.

Nancy said...

I'm listening now...beautiful. I took a moon pic the other night and was going to get to posting it today!

Ms. said...

So many wolf moon posts the last few days, starting with grace and moving on through these--as though we were all attracted by the same intoxication--
http://velmabolyard.blogspot.com/2012/02/moonplay.html

http://pomegranatetrail.blogspot.com/2012/02/34.html

http://beecreative.typepad.com/bee_creative/2012/02/moon-stories.html

Deb G said...

The moon is such a magical thing to so many of us, what a wonderful thing to share...

Peggy said...

Lovely photo, lovely music. I linked to this on my blog today. Have started a monthly full moon art project and saw yours here. Thanks! -- Peggy