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Sonata quasi una fantasiaOp. 27 No. 2 · II

Also known as Moonlight Sonata, 2nd movement

Ludwig van Beethoven

  • Difficulty 4
  • D-flat major
  • 2 min
  • 64 measures

The second movement of Beethoven's Sonata quasi una fantasia in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2, the 'Moonlight' Sonata, published in Vienna in 1802. A short Allegretto in D-flat major, with a Trio of syncopated octaves, stands between the slow first movement and the stormy finale. Edited from Cappi's first edition and compared with the surviving holograph.

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