Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata | Arr. Stefan Kraus

An attempt at a personal interpretation for orchestra. A heart project. Written February to October 2024. I seem to experience the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata differently from most others. A pianist was once amused when I mentioned that when I play it on the piano, I’m quickly in fortissimo. That was the impetus to tell this piece in my own way with the orchestra. Now that it’s finally finished, I’m already finding weak points again. But I’m very tired after this year and I’ll leave it at that ... I don’t know if there are already orchestrations of this movement. I don’t know of any and I haven’t looked for them in order to remain uninfluenced in my work. If I have done a poor job in comparison, please forgive me. If I ever start orchestrating “Für Elise”, lock me in a padded cell immediately.