Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto

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composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
referred to in medleys:Hooked on Romance
part of:Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight” (movement) (order: 1)
is the basis for:Alegato contra las armas
Claro de luna
Mephistopheles
Moonlight (The Piano Guys)
Moonlight and Madness
Moonlight Sonata (Huge Version)
Moonlight Sonata (Lighter Version) (Ros Stephen's version)
Overture
What Is Eternal
orchestrations:Moonlight Sonata (orch. Stokowski)
arrangements:Adagio from the Moonlight Sonata, op. 27 no. 2 (for organ, Best)
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (catch-all for arrangements)
music quoted in:ALIVE
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DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
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1916Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp, op. 27, no. 2, 'Moonlight' I. Adagio Sostenuto (U.S. Columbia (48946-4) Unpublished - 13 October 1916)Josef Hofmann5:03
1916Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp, op. 27, no. 2, 'Moonlight' I. Adagio Sostenuto (U.S. Columbia (48946-5) Unpublished - 13 October 1916)Josef Hofmann4:11
1922-06-16Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoFrederic Lamond3:58
1924-07Sonata no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2, “Moonlight”: I Adagio sostenutoWilhelm Kempff7:25
1926-12-16Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoIgnacy Jan Paderewski5:04
1933-04-10 – 1933-04-11Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutoArtur Schnabel4:56
1933-04-10 – 1933-04-11Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2 "Moonlight": Adagio sostenutoArtur Schnabel5:01
1933Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2, "Moonlight": I: Adagio sostenutoArnold Dolmetsch5:07
1936-03-15Moonlight Sonata I Adagio sostenutoJózef Hofmann5:27
1936-03-15Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoJosef Hofmann5:27
1941-05-08Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor “Moonlight”, op. 27 no. 2: 1. Andante sostenutoWilhelm Kempff6:09
1941Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor for Piano, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight" / I. Adagio sostenutoRudolf Serkin6:33
1944-07-31Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp, op. 27, no. 2, 'Moonlight' I. Adagio Sostenuto (Bell Telephone Hour - 31 July 1944)Josef Hofmann5:42
1945-06-21 – 1945-07-09Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoSolomon7:26
1946-11-21 – 1946-11-26Sonata in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoVladimir Horowitz5:59
1947-04-28Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp minor op. 27/2 "Moonlight", I Adagio sostenutoliveVladimir Horowitz?:??
1947-04-28Sonata no. 14 for Piano in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoliveVladimir Horowitz6:06
1948-10Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutoRaoul von Koczalski5:11
1949-05-25Sonate n°14, Op.27 n°2, "Clair de lune", en ut dièse majeur: Adagio sostenutoWalter Gieseking5:38
1949-12-05Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, quasi una fantasia, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutoFriedrich Gulda5:56
1949-12-07 – 1949-12-08Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, quasi una fantasia, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutoFriedrich Gulda5:56
1950-11-01Piano Sonata 14 in C sharp minor "Moonlight" Op. 27 No. 2: Adagio sostenutoClaudio Arrau6:48
1950-11-01Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoClaudio Arrau6:44
1950Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoHeinrich Neuhaus5:14
1951Piano Sonata no.14 in C-sharp minor, op.27/2 "Moonlight": Adagio sostenutoRudolf Serkin6:49
1952-08-21Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutoSolomon8:33
1952-10Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenutoWilhelm Backhaus5:21
1953-10 – 1954-01Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia Nr. 14 Cis-Moll Op. 27/2 "Mondschein-Sonate": I Adagio SostenutoFriedrich Gulda7:09
1953Piano Sonata no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (1953 recording)Friedrich Gulda7:09
1954Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-Sharp minor, op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoClaudio Arrau6:50
1955-05-23Sonata No. 14 in cis-moll, op. 27"Moonlight" 1: Adagio sostenutoWilhelm Kempff5:45
1955-06-24Sonata for Piano No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoYves Nat5:20
1956-04-11Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27/2: 1. Adagio sostenutoliveWilhelm Backhaus5:15
1956-05Piano Sonata no.14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutoWilhelm Kempff6:20
1956-10-17 – 1956-10-22Piano Sonatas no. 14, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight" C-sharp minor: Adagio sostenutoWalter Gieseking6:35
1956Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoВладимир Самойлович Горовиц6:31
1956Sonate No. 14 en do dièse mineur, Op. 27 No. 2 "Clair de Lune"Wilhelm Kempff6:24
1957-12-16 – 1957-12-20Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27/2: I. Adagio sostenutoFriedrich Gulda7:28
1958-04-16Sonate no. 14 en ut dièse mineur, op. 27 no. 2 « Clair de lune » : I. Adagio sostenutoAldo Ciccolini5:39
1958-10-22 – 1958-10-26Klaviersonate Nr. 14 cis-moll op. 27 Nr. 2 "Mondschein-Sonate": Adagio sostenuto - attaccaWilhelm Backhaus5:42
1958-11-02Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op.27 no. 2 "Moonlight" : I. Adagio sostenutoAnnie Fischer6:53
1958-11-18 – 1959-02-06Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutoAnnie Fischer6:26
1959Sonata for Piano No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoWilhelm Backhaus5:16
1959Sonata no. 14 cis-moll Quasi una fantasia, op. 27, no.2, Moonlight: Adagio sustenutoMaria Grinberg5:48
1960-04-01Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27/2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutoEugene Istomin7:02
1960-05Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor “Moonlight”, op. 27 no. 2: 1. Adagio sostenutoWilhelm Kempff5:47
1961Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": 1. Adagio sostenutoBenno Moiseiwitsch5:16
1961Piano Sonata no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (1961 recording)Maria Grinberg5:48
1962-04-06Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27/2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoArthur Rubinstein6:11
1962-04-06Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoArthur Rubinstein6:11
1962-06Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoClaudio Arrau6:47
1962-12-14Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoRudolf Serkin6:30
1962 – 1964Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 ‘Moonlight’: I. Adagio sostenutoAlfred Brendel6:02
1963-01-25 – 1963-01-30Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoArthur Rubinstein6:11
1963-04-29 – 1963-04-30Sonate n°14 en ut dièse mineur op. 27 n°2 "Clair de Lune" : I. Adagio SostenutoSamson François5:02
1964-11Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27, No. 2 -"Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoPaul Badura‐Skoda5:53
1964Sonata No.13 'Quasi Una Fantasia' In C Sharp Minor ('Moonlight') Op. 27/2 Adagio SostenutoIvan Moravec6:42
1965-01Sonate pour piano No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2 "Clair de lune": I. Adagio sostenutoWilhelm Kempff6:01
1965-07-30 – 1965-07-31Piano Sonata no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27/2: I. Adagio sostenutoSergio Fiorentino7:29
1965Piano sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Allegro sostenutoDaniel Barenboim6:21
1966-06Sonata in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2, "Moonlight": Adagio sostenutoGuiomar Novaes5:53
1966-09-19 – 1966-09-29Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoDaniel Barenboim7:06
1966Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoMaria Grinberg5:44
1966Piano Sonata no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutoMaria Grinberg5:44
1967-05-15Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoGlenn Gould4:11
1967Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Mondschein": I. Adagio sostenutoFriedrich Gulda6:30
1967Sonate Nr. 14 cis-moll, op. 27,2 „Mondscheinsonate“: I. Adagio sostenutoElly Ney7:29
1967 – 1969Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoClaude Frank5:44
1967 – 1973Piano Sonata no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutoÉric Heidsieck5:42
1968-05ピアノ・ソナタ 第14番 嬰ハ短調 作品27の2 《月光》: I. Adagio sostenutoTakahiro Sonoda7:51
1968-12-21 – 1968-12-23Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": Adagio sostenutoEmil Gilels7:10
1970-12Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 "Mondschein" I. Adagio sostenutoliveЭмиль Гилельс6:34
1972-02-23 – 1972-02-25Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoAlfred Brendel6:03
1972-04-20 – 1972-04-27Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutoVladimir Horowitz5:58
1972-06-13 – 1972-06-16Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoRadu Lupu7:08
1975-12Piano Sonata no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutoMaria João Pires5:28
1977-09Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoVladimir Ashkenazy6:09
1977 – 1978Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Mondschein”: I. Adagio sostenutoAnnie Fischer6:38
1979-07Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: Adagio sostenutoRudolf Buchbinder4:46
1980-02-24Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoliveLazar Berman7:05
1980-09-09 – 1980-09-17Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutoEmil Gilels6:06
1982-04-25Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight” (Sonata quasi un fantasia): I. Adagio sostenutoBernard Roberts6:50
1982Sonate für Klavier Nr. 14 in cis-Moll, Op. 27 Nr. 2 "Mondschein": I. Adagio sostenutoPeter Rösel5:28
1983-12Klaviersonate Nr. 14 cis-Moll, Op. 27 Nr. 2 "Mondschein": I. Adagio sostenutoDaniel Barenboim6:38
1983 – 1984Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoliveDaniel Barenboim6:45
1984-01-25Sonata no. 14, op. 27 no. 2, in C-sharp minor, "I Moonlight": Adagio sostenutoliveTatiana Nikolayeva6:02
1985-05-15 – 1985-05-17Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutoJohn O’Conor5:50
1986-04Mondschein Sonate op. 27, No. 2 in cis‐Moll: Adagio sostenutoDubravka Tomšič6:04
1987-04-21 – 1987-04-23Piano Sonata no. 14 in C‐sharp minor ‘quasi una fantasia’, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutocoverJenő Jandó5:18
1987-09-17 – 1987-09-21Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), op. 27/2: I.Péter Nagy7:10
1987-10-26 – 1987-10-27Piano Sonata no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: Ⅰ. Adagio sostenutoGelber6:39
1988-06Sonate en ut diése mineur, quasi una Fantasia, op.27/II: I. Adagio sostenutoPaul Badura‐Skoda6:01
1989-04Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoSteven Lubin5:23
1989-06Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoVladimir Ashkenazy5:25
1989-08Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutoTamás Vásáry6:47
1989-10-27"Moonlight" Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2: I. Adagio sostenutoAnton Kuerti6:13
1991-06Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto – attaccaMaurizio Pollini6:22
1991-07Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto – attaccaMaurizio Pollini6:22
1994-04Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutoAlfred Brendel5:43
1994-11 – 1995-01Sonata for piano (quasi una fantasia) No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op 27 No. 2 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenutoMichael Houstoun7:04
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