Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 14 in C♯ minor - Moonlight Sonata Movement 3: Presto Agitato

The stormy final movement (C♯ minor), in sonata form, is the weightiest of the three, reflecting an experiment of Beethoven's (also carried out in the companion sonata, Opus 27, No. 1 and later on in Opus 101) placement of the most important movement of the sonata last. The writing has many fast arpeggios and strongly accented notes, and an effective performance demands lively and skillful playing.
Of the final movement, Charles Rosen has written "it is the most unbridled in its representation of emotion. Even today, two hundred years later, its ferocity is astonishing."
It is thought that the C-sharp minor sonata, particularly the third movement, was the inspiration for Frédéric Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu, which manifests the key relationships of the sonata's three movements.
Beethoven's heavy use of sforzando notes, together with just a few strategically located fortissimo passages, creates the sense of a very powerful sound in spite of the predominance of piano markings throughout. Within this turbulent sonata-allegro, there are two main themes, with a variety of variation techniques utilized.

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• Beethoven
• Piano
• Sonata
• No.
• 14
• in
• C♯
• minor
• Moonlight
• Movement
• 3:
• Presto
• Agitato

[Leitilumo]

Is that chord in the very beginning actually in the music? I've never heard it.

[ataboodream]

@Leitilumo It's actually the end of the 2nd movement.

You're hearing the tail end of it before I begin the 3rd.

[s76950b]

This is AMAZING!! Where did you find it?? I wanna learn how to play it!! =D

[ataboodream]

@s76950b It's my own recording if the piece.

Lost a fair bit of quality though when it uploaded. Thanks for the comment!

[HIghBlutdruck]

Whew ... ace painist!! I am extremely impressed. Thanks so much for posting - I rank you up there with Glenn Gould.

[Leitilumo]

I enjoy the loud bass in the beginning. It's refreshing.

[tdbgamer]

Good, but the low notes are being played a little too hard in the beginning.

[Leitilumo]

Thank you for posting this art.

[Leitilumo]

Too bad you don't have many views, your rendition of the sonata is nice. :)

[Leitilumo]

Thats what I thought. :)

[s76950b]

@ataboodream It's still really good. Where can I buy the sheet music? You play real well. =]