Adagio sostenuto from Moonlight Sonata

When I was around 16, I played the first movement of Beethoven?s Moonlight Sonata for a solo and ensemble event in Mansfield, Ohio. I had always loved music, but at that time I was perched on a precipice, ready to jump into a free fall of immersion in the magical world of melodies and harmonies.As fate would have it, I was last on the judge?s list that day. When I finished playing, he told me that I played the piece beautifully, and that it was worth waiting all day long, just to get the chance to hear me play Beethoven. That compliment was one of many factors that pushed me over the edge, and I have been soaring in that musical free fall ever since.In recent years, several of my piano students have played this moody Adagio sostenuto from the Moonlight Sonata, and I have so enjoyed helping them find their own interpretation. I thought it might be a good time to record it myself, which I did recently, at Airtime Studios, on a Yamaha C7 piano, with David Weber as engineer.This piece is often associated with a moonlit lake at night. So, I gathered some paintings on the internet and Zack Philipps from Tribeswell and I put together a "slideshow" to accompany the music.The music itself is available on CDBaby and will be on iTunes soon. In the meantime, the video is below.Hope you enjoy it!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_puiSn78bPwPaintings, in order of appearance:Moonlit Lake with a Ruined Gothic Church, a Church and BoatmenSebastian PetherMoonlightElias ChildeShips in MoonlightAlbert BierstadtMoonlight - Silver Lake, Cottonwood CanyonAlfred Edward LambourneSilver Moonlight St Ives BayJulius OlssonMoonlightRalph Albert BlakelockBarques de p?che au clair de luneAlfred StevensMoonlight, A Study at MillbankJoseph Mallord William Turner