0:00 First movement (Adagio sostenuto)
4:55 Second movement (Allegretto)
7:16 Third movement (Presto agitato)

Beethoven’s Moonlight sonata is one of the most famous pieces in the entire piano repertoire. Written in 1801, when Beethoven was 30, it was his 14th piano sonata (Op. 27, no. 2) and is the second of a pair of sonatas published together with the subtitle ‘Quasi Una Fantasia’ (the nickname ‘Moonlight’ came later). Beginning with the famous, poetic adagio, it progresses to a midtempo minuet and concludes with a ferociously highspeed finale.

The animated performance on this video was made quite spontaneously, on a fortepiano (the instrument for which Beethoven originally composed the piece). Matthew King recorded the 3 movements with very little preparation, but nevertheless considers the performance, for all its technical shortcomings, to be a relevant document in revealing some of the thrill and spontaneity of Beethoven’s music which has, to some extent, been concealed behind more than 200 years of virtuoso Romantic interpretation, on instruments which no longer closely resemble that for which Beethoven composed.

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This channel is very grateful to an anonymous donor for the use of a fortepiano for the recording of the first movement at the end of the video.

Beethoven: Sonata quasi Una Fantasia Op 27 no. 2

Pianist: Matthew King

Edited by Ian Coulter

Here are the original videos on this channel with a detailed explanation about each movement:
First movement:    • The Truth About The Moonlight Sonata  
Second movement:    • Moonlight Sonata 2nd Movement...The S...  
Third movement:    • Moonlight Sonata Finale  How To Scar...  

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