Hello God!

Thank You for the Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 known as
“Moonlight Sonata”. I invite you to enjoy the piano music of Beethoven in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. What’s the magic place with the magic music!

The Sonata consists three movements.

The first is Adagio sostenuto. It means the music should be played slowly and with a sustained, smooth feeling almost like the notes are gently floating or lingering in the air.
The arpeggios create that haunting, dreamy and hypnotic atmosphere that makes the first movement so unforgettable.

The second is Allegretto. It carries a playful, graceful, or cheerful mood—not as intense as allegro, but still lively.

We live a moment of lightness, we dance a menuet in triple time—a kind of gentle dance of breath of fresh air.

The stormy final movement is Presto Agitato. It means the music should be played extremely fast, with intense energy and emotional agitation. 

Many fast arpeggios, broken chords, strongly accented notes creates “the most unbridled in its representation of emotion. Even today, two hundred two hundred years later, its ferocity is astonishing” – said American pianist Charles Rosen.

Thank You! Have a beautiful and musical today!