Piano Sonata Op. 27-2, 'Mondschein' 1st mvmt
First movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, played by yours truly (if a little faster than I usually prefer to -- sorry, nerves.)
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Story behind the song
I first tried to play a simplified version of this song when I'd been taking lessons for only a year, and when I was nowhere near the correct level to do it justice. I've been working on it ever since, so it's quite near and dear to me.
I read some biography of Beethoven's that claimed he wrote this song for the daughter of am Italian countess, Giulietta Guicciardi. If the book is to be believed, he intended to proclaim his love for the lady by playing this piece for her and her mother in a room lit only by moonlight. Sounds good to me, but the lady in question rejected him because he wasn't a noble. Silly bint.
