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• Beethoven’s famous Moonlight Sonata was published in 1801 as op. The Moonlight Sonata (“Mondscheinsonate” in German), this catchy name was given by the poet Ludwig Rellstab, much later in the 1830s. He likened the first movement to a boat floating on the lake Lucerne, in Switzerland.
• The first Movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. The first movement, in C♯ minor, is written in an approximate truncated sonata form. The movement opens with an octave in the left hand and a triplet figuration in the right. A melody that Hector Berlioz called a 'lamentation', mostly by the right hand, is played against an.

Moonlight Sonata is a 1937 British drama film directed by Lothar Mendes and written by E. M. Delafield and Edward Knoblock.^[1] The film stars Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Charles Farrell, Marie Tempest, Barbara Greene and Eric Portman. The film was released on 11 February 1937, by United Artists^[2][3][4]and re-released in 1943 as The Charmer (shortened).^[5]

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Plot[edit]

In Sweden, Eric Molander (Charles Farrell) professes his love for Ingrid (Barbara Greene), the beautiful young granddaughter of baroness Lindenborg (Marie Tempest). Meanwhile, in the nearby countryside, a plane with Paderewski and two other passengers on board is forced to land due to mechanical problems. The travellers take refuge at the baroness's country estate; one of them, worldly Mario de la Costa (Eric Portman), steals the naive young Ingrid away from her lover. With Paderewski's help – he plays a hauntingly beautiful rendition of Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' which soothingly calms the flighty-minded Ingrid and allows her to come to her senses – Eric exposes Mario as a shameless fortune-hunter who already has a wife, and the young hero and heroine are reunited. Seen at the beginning of the film as a happily married couple who are attending one of Mr. Paderewski's packed piano recitals, Eric and Ingrid have become the joyful parents of an adorable curly-headed little damsel who herself gets to meet the great artist in person at the concert; at Ingrid's request, he then plays the Moonlight Sonata as his finale. It is also revealed that Mr. Paderewski's playing of this very same lovely melody two decades earlier had fortuitously brought Ingrid's own parents together, as well.

Cast[edit]

• Ignacy Jan Paderewski as Himself
• Charles Farrell as Eric Molander
• Marie Tempest as Baroness Lindenborg
• Barbara Greene as Ingrid Hansen
• Eric Portman as Mario de la Costa
• W. Graham Brown as Dr. Kurt Broman
• Queenie Leonard as Margit
• Laurence Hanray as Mr. Bishop
• Binkie Stuart as Eric and Ingrid's Child

Critical reception[edit]

The New York Times wrote, 'LONDON has at last seen 'Moonlight Sonata,' the film which Paderewski made at Denham last Summer for Lothar Mendez. It is an elegant little picture, set in a beautiful villa among the Swedish firs, and made with a dignity and simplicity worthy of the great figure for whom it was composed. The film begins with a concert at which Paderewski plays the whole of Liszt's Second Hungarian Rhapsody and the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata. Later in the film he plays his own Minuet. The recording of these pieces is excellent and the close-ups of the great pianist and of his hands are fascinating. For the rest he fits simply and unobtrusively into a simple story, speaking with slow precision and acting as naturally as if he were playing his part in real life' ;^[6] while Leonard Maltin gave the film two and a half out of four stars, and noted 'Well-made but stodgy romance, set in household of Swedish baroness, is excuse for screen appearance by famous concert pianist.'^[2]

References[edit]

1. ^http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b0c2147
2. ^ ^ab'Moonlight Sonata (1937) - Overview - TCM.com'. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
3. ^'Moonlight Sonata'. TV Guide. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
4. ^'PADEREWSKI BECOMES A MOVIE STAR'. The New York Times. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
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6. ^https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E06E3DE1739E733A25755C0A9609C946694D6CF

External links[edit]

• Moonlight Sonata at IMDb

Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata is not only one of the most popular compositions ever, but has many interesting aspects, too! Here are nine of them, take a look!

1. What is the story behind the name, Moonlight sonata?

Beethoven’s famous Moonlight Sonata was published in 1801 as op. 27./2. The Moonlight Sonata (“Mondscheinsonate” in German), this catchy name was given by the poet Ludwig Rellstab, much later in the 1830s. He likened the first movement to a boat floating on the lake Lucerne, in Switzerland.

2. What inspired Beethoven in case of the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata?

According to Edwin Fischer, in a library in Vienna he found notes written by Beethoven, supporting the theory that the first movement was inspired by Mozart’s Don Giovanni‘s murder scene. If so, the first movement is a death scene.

3. How Beethoven himself called the Moonlight Sonata?

Beethoven called it Sonata quasi una fantasia. Meaning: sonata in the manner of fantasy.

4. What is unique about Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata?

This piano sonata has a unique atmosphere, something never heard before. It has a mesmerizing and heartbroken mood, at the same time.

Another interesting fact is that Beethoven prescribed to play the whole first movement with the sustain pedal down, so harmonies can overlap, fading into each other: “Si deve suonare tutto questo pezzo delicatissimamente e Senza Sordino”. This is something a modern piano cannot do; today it is up to the interpretation of the player. Most pianist would agree that on today’s pianos the correct pedaling is to push it to the third.

According to Berlioz, the adagio {first} movement is one of those poems that human language does not know how to qualify.

5. How many movements does Moonlight Sonata have?

The sonata has three movements. Contrary to customs at the time, the first movement is a slow movement.

First movement – Adagio sostenuto, C-sharp minor
Lenght:~6:00

Second movement – Allegretto and trio, ternary form, D-flat major
Lenght:~02:20

Third movement – Presto agitato, C-harp minor, sonata form
Lenght:~6:20

6. Is Moonlight Sonata classical or romantic?

Although this was still the classical period, this sonata is a romantic composition. So much emotional rhetoric, so contrasting movements were not typical in classical music.

7. To whom did Beethoven dedicate the Moonlight Sonata?

Beethoven dedicated this work to his 16 years old student, Countess Giulietta Guicciardi. Beethoven was in love with her, but their romance eventually did not come to fruition.

8. What Franz Liszt said about the second movement of the Moonlight Sonata?

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Liszt said, it is a little flower between two abysses. Referring to the first and last movement as two towering pieces of music.

9. What is special about the last movement of the Moonlight Sonata?

According to Charles Rosen, the first movement is too delicate for modern instruments and the last is too massive for the contemporary. The first movement has an unspeakable mystery and tragedy, which finally results in rage and fury in the last movement.

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+1. Did Beethoven write Moonlight Sonata already being deaf?

Moonlight Sonata Composer

Beethoven was not deaf, when he composed this sonata in 1801. Although, he had had symptoms in his ears since 1798, meaning his hearing at this stage was not perfect either.

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