Beethoven - Moonlight Appassionata Waldstein Piano Sonatas - Vladimir Ashkenazy / Penguin Classics / London Audio CD 1998 / 289 460 602-2 UPC 028946060223 The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor marked Quasi una fantasia Op. 27 No. 2 is a piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was completed in 1801 and dedicated in 1802 to his pupil Countess Giulietta Guicciardi. The popular name Moonlight Sonata goes back to a critic s remark after Beethoven s death. The piece is one of Beethoven s most popular compositions for the piano and it was a popular favorite even in his own day. Beethoven wrote the Moonlight Sonata in his early thirties after he had finished with some commissioned work; there is no evidence that he was commissioned to write this sonata. Label: London – 289 460 602-2 Series: Penguin Classics Format: CD Country: US Released: 1998 Genre: Classical Style: Tracklist: 1 - 3 Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor op. 27 no. 2 ‘Moonlight’ 4 - 6 Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor op. 57 ‘Appassionata’ 7 - 9 Piano Sonata No.21 in C major op. 53 ‘Waldstein’