Beethoven Moonlight Sonata Piano: The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C♯ minor

Performed by Sarah Kang. This Moonlight Sonata Piano was performed by Sarah Kang. Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 14 in C♯ minor also known as "Moonlight Sonata" is very popular and is a favorite of Sarah Kang.Show more

It was performed at MacPhail Center for Music.

Background:

Sarah received degrees in piano performance from the University of Minnesota (B Mus.), Indiana University (M.Mus) and is in the DMA program at the U of MN in Piano Performance (deferred). Sarah has extensive experience teaching piano students of all ages in both Chicago and the Twin Cities, and she currently maintains a home studio and teaches at St. Joseph’s School of Music. Recently completing all levels of Suzuki piano teacher training, Sarah will teach Suzuki individual and group lessons in Minneapolis beginning in September, 2014. Sarah is also a frequent performer in the Twin Cities area.

Piano Sonata No. 14 (Beethoven)

The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C♯ minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27, No. 2, popularly known as the Moonlight Sonata, is a piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was completed in 1801 and dedicated in 1802 to his pupil, Countess Giulietta Guicciardi.[2]

The piece is one of Beethoven's most popular compositions for the piano, and it was a popular favorite even in his own day.[3] Beethoven wrote the Moonlight Sonata in his early thirties, after he had finished with some commissioned work; there is no evidence that he was commissioned to write this sonata.[3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_No._14_(Beethoven)