Arts: Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" (1801) was simply called…

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Did you know? Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" (1801) was simply called "Sonata quasi una fantasia" in his time. The nickname only emerged in 1832, when critic Ludwig Rellstab compared the first movement to "a boat on Lake Lucerne by moonlight." Beethoven himself never heard the name.

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Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" (1801) was simply called "Sonata quasi una fantasia" in his time. The nickname only emerged in 1832, when critic Ludwig Rellstab compared the first movement to "a boat on Lake Lucerne by moonlight." Beethoven himself never heard the name.

Beethoven's "Maanlicht-sonate" (1801) heette in zijn tijd gewoon "Sonate quasi una fantasia". De bijnaam ontstond pas in 1832, toen criticus Ludwig Rellstab het eerste deel vergeleek met "een bootje op het Vierwaldstättermeer in maanlicht." Beethoven heeft de naam nooit zelf gehoord.

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