Everyone knows these pieces from their piano lessons. They are among Beethoven’s most famous works, presumably because they strike a chord with listeners straight away.
What’s more, there is a certain air of mystery surrounding them, along with plenty of speculation. Who was Elise? Did she even exist? And why the ‘Moonlight Sonata’? Did Beethoven really dream of a boat trip in the moonlight on Lake Lucerne with his “Immortal Beloved”?
And that is precisely what inspired me to reinterpret these pieces.
Composer: Beethoven recomposed by Matthias Spindler (*1963)
Opus: À la recherche d’Elise perdue (Qui et où est Elise? Approches de Beethoven)
Scoring: Violin – String Orchestra
Key: A minor
Duration: 04:00
Composer: Beethoven recomposed by Matthias Spindler (*1963)
Opus: Moonstruck (Moonlight Meditation)
Scoring: Violin – String Orchestra
Key: C-sharp minor
Duration: 05:30