貝多芬不知道這首曲子被稱為《月光奏鳴曲》
如果你有機會當面告訴貝多芬 : 「我最喜歡你的月光奏鳴曲。」
他可能會跟你說 : 「那不是我的曲子喔」。
原本的曲名是什麼?
Beethoven's famous piece Moonlight Sonata wasn's called that at first.
Its real name is Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2.
Beethoven gave it a special subtitle: "Sonata quasi una fantasia," which means “almost like a fantasy.” This means the music sounds freer and more emotional than usual sonatas.
貝多芬的著名作品《月光奏鳴曲》原本不是這個名字。
它的真名是《升C小調第 14 號鋼琴奏鳴曲，作品27之2》。
貝多芬還給它一個特別的副標題：Sonata quasi una fantasia，意思是「幾乎像是幻想曲」。這意味著音樂聽起來比通常的奏鳴曲更自由、更富有情感。
Beethoven wrote this piece in 1801 and it was shown to the public in 1802. It has three movements. The first one is slow, quiet, and dreamy. The second is short and light. The third is fast and full of strong emotions. Many people think the first movement sounds like moonlight on water, but that was not Beethoven’s idea at first.
貝多芬於1801年創作了這首曲子，並於1802年公開展演。它分為三個樂章。第一個是緩慢、安靜、夢幻的。第二樂章是短而輕盈。第三樂章節奏很快，情感豐富。很多人認為第一樂章聽起來像水上的月光，但這並不是貝多芬最初的想法。
月光奏鳴曲名字是怎麼來的?
The name Moonlight Sonata came years after Beethoven's death.
A German named Ludwig Rellstab listened to the first movement and said it reminded him of moonlight shining on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. People loved this image and started calling the piece “Moonlight Sonata.” Since then, the name has become more famous than Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor.
《月光奏鳴曲》這個名字是在貝多芬去世多年後才出現的。
一位名叫路德維希·雷爾斯塔布的德國人聽了第一樂章後說，這讓他想起了瑞士琉森湖上閃耀的月光。人們很喜歡這個意像並開始稱之為「月光奏鳴曲」。從此，這個名字就變得比《C小調第14號鋼琴奏鳴曲》更有名。
貝多芬為誰而寫這首曲子?
Beethoven wrote this sonata for a young woman, Giulietta Guicciardi, one of his piano students. She was 16 years old and from an upper-class family. Beethoven was around 31 at the time. He was deeply in love with her, but their love story didn't end happily. She later married another man. Even though their romance didn’t last, many people believe Beethoven’s strong feelings drove him to make this touching and powerful music.
貝多芬為他的一位鋼琴學生，名為朱麗葉塔·圭恰爾迪的年輕女子創作了這首奏鳴曲。她16歲，她來自一個上流社會的家庭。當時貝多芬大約31歲。他深愛著她，但他們的愛情故事並沒有幸福的結局。後來她嫁給了另一個男人。儘管他們的戀情沒有持續下去，但許多人相信貝多芬強烈的感情驅使他創作出這首感人的音樂。
