Random Song Of The Week #16
Ludwig van Beethoven -- Moonlight Sonata (Mvt 1) Completed in 1801 The original name, Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia" , Op. 27, No. 2, was completed in 1801 and dedicated to his pupil Countess Giulietta Guicciardi. The first movement that you're listening to became popularly known as the Moonlight Sonata , for the German music critic Ludwig Rellstab likened it to moonlight shining off the water of Lake Lucerne.