NotePlayMusicMoonlight Sonata, 3rd movement - neon piano video
The stormy Presto agitato finale of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata (1801) on piano with neon falling notes. Ends with how the sonata got its nickname.
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About the music
Moonlight Sonata, 3rd mvt by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827). Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2, 1801.
- Beethoven never called it "Moonlight": a critic gave it that nickname after his death.
- Everyone knows the calm 1st movement. This finale, Presto agitato, is a storm.
- He was already losing his hearing when he wrote it.
Notes and sound
Notes from the Mutopia Project edition by Stewart Holmes (source: Berners, 1908, ed. A. Winterberger), shortened and re-timed for this video. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5.
Salamander Grand Piano samples by Alexander Holm, CC BY 3.0, generated in your browser with pitch interpolation, damper processing and room echo. (CC BY 3.0)