Even in Beethoven's day
the 'Moonlight' Sonata was a popular favourite. This book provides an
accessible introduction to the Sonatas Opp. 27 and 31 (including The
'Moonlight' and 'The Tempest'), aimed at pianists, students, and music
lovers. It begins with the works' historical background - the emergence
of a 'piano culture' at the end of the eighteenth century, Beethoven's
aristocratic milieu in Vienna, and his oft-quoted intention to follow a
new compositional path. An account of the sonatas' genesis is followed
by a discussion of their reception history, including a survey of
changing performing styles since the mid-nineteenth century. The concept
of the Sonata quasi una Fantasia is examined in relation to the cult of
artistic sensibility in early-nineteenth-century Vienna. And the study
concludes with a critical introduction to each sonata.
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