Moonlight Sonata??

Question

does it make you feel like your being hypnotize i love it

Answer 1

It's one of those pieces that many people consider to be "overplayed", probably because so many amateurs attempt it. But personally, I could never get tired of listening to a really great performance of it.

Beethoven did not give it the title "moonlight", by the way, even though it seems to be a fitting title.

Answer 2

Beethoven didn't name this piece, he didn't even know of the name coined by the poet / critic Ludwig Rellstab. The name actually originated four years after the great man died. Rellstab wrote in article that the first movement reminded him of the "moonlight rippling on the waves of Lake Lucerne." This name then somehow seems appropriate for a piece of music that is one of the most performed pieces ever composed for the piano and in this case, that may well be a tribute to the greatness of the piece - you can hear it again and again, yet it never fails to impress.
The hypnotic part you are referring two, I assume, is the first movement. The last movement is far from hypnotic being one of the most feverishly anxious pieces of music written. The middle movement is a delightful allegretto described appropriately by Liszt as "a flower between two abysses."
As you might guess - yes, I love it too.

Answer 3

I listened to it about 15 times in one day, and after that I got burned out. It's way too overused, but it's still a haunting, beautiful piece.

He wrote it when he was deaf, and deditcated it to one of his pupils whom he was in love with. He would play this Sonata with his head down on the piano so he could hear and feel the vibrations. It's quite sad, actually.

I agree with del_icious_manager (as I did on another question =P) - what's wrong with his other 31 piano sonatas?

<333 allisonnnnn

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Beethoven, for a deaf man, pumped out some great music. Brahms 1ST piano concerto has the beat. Most people
don't know his piano music.
Tchaikovsky music is too schmaltzy for me, but not his 1ST piano concerto.
Rachmaninoff's 2nd piano but not
his 2nd concerto will ring your chimes.
Chopin is for romantics, on a cold,rainy afternoon, by the fire, hot toddy, what a gift, a treasure to love and enjoy, er?

Answer 6

Wonderful, wonderful music! Do you have a favourite version? I love the recordings by Alfred Brendel and Mikhail Pletnev.

Answer 7

No,I don't feel hypnotized,I think its a Beautiful sight to look at and I always wanted to paint a full moon!

Answer 8

It's lovely to listen to. But that 3rd movement can be a bit challenging to play...

Answer 9

Besides Claire de Lune I love that piece.

Answer 10

I almost hate it now. It's played SO often now I feel like yelling at people that Beethoven wrote 31 other brilliant piano sonatas. Please, please, please look fourther than just this piece - there's a whole woderful world of music out there to discover.