Ludwig Rellstab compared this work to being on Lake Lucerne at night.
Liszt described this work's second movement as "a flower between two chasms." Its first movement, which is marked "adagio sostenuto," should be played, according to its composer, delicately and without dampers. This work begins with the right hand repeating the eighth note triplets G#-C#-E eight times. This work in C-sharp minor was dedicated to Giulietta Guicciardi, and was described by its composer as "quasi una fantasia." Ludwig Rellstab compared this work to being on Lake Lucerne at night. For 10 points, name this piano sonata by Beethoven.
Liszt described this work's second movement as "a flower between two chasms."
{Moonlight} Sonata [or {Piano Sonata No. 14}; or {Opus 27, No. 2}]