Sonata Quasi una Fantasia

This is another one of those videos where I’ve done an arrangement of an originally classical composition, and today its the turn of Beethoven’s Opus 27, No.2, first movement (otherwise known as the “Moonlight Sonata”, named by the poet Ludwig Rellstab because it reminded him of “moonlight rippling on the waves of Lake Lucerne” and was not a name known to Beethoven).

I think Ludwig van Beethoven’s music, which amazed his contemporaries with daring deviations from one motive to another, is as important and moving today as it would have been at the time of its composition and to exemplify this, I have arranged a modern interpretation which not only takes influence from the Classical era, but from more contemporary peices such as Metallica’s “To Live is to Die” (another very important peice of musical history!).

So I hope you enjoy my arrangement, after all, metal isnt always about being heavy!

UPDATE: Here is the second movement.

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January 9, 2010 at 5:00 pm | Uncategorized | 2 comments

2 Responses to “Sonata Quasi una Fantasia”

kyle says:

22/02/2010 at 9:21 pm

Hey man this is a really cool blog you have going. I like how you mix metal and classical. As a fellow metal guitarist I give you mad props….PEACE!
Rob says:

23/02/2010 at 8:57 am

Hey thanks!

When I was young and first listening to music I loved classical music, and now I’m older I listen to heavier stuff, so it makes sense for me to try and combine the two.

Apparently it’s not “metal” enough for some people though…

Peace,
Rob.

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