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Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"
Ludwig van Beethoven

Name: Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"
Description: Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" (1801) is No. 6 in our Classical Period ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

Released: 1801
On one list: Classical Period
Updated: 2026-08-30

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Ranked No. 6 in Classical Period
A first movement marked to be played with the dampers raised throughout, so the harmonies smear into one another. Nobody called it Moonlight until after he was dead.

Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"Ludwig van Beethoven

Ranked No. 6 in Classical Period

Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"
Ludwig van Beethoven