Moonlight Sonata
The Moonlight Sonata was a celebrated musical piece written by Ludwig van Beethoven.
The Sixth Doctor attempted to play it on the piano before stumbling and giving up, regretting turning down Elton John's lessons. (AUDIO: Project: Lazarus [+]Loading...["Project Lazarus (audio story)","Project: Lazarus"])
The Cyberman Bremm, known to the public as the Silver Turk, played it on the piano at the 1873 Vienna Exposition. His 5 o'clock performance on the 11 September was interrupted by the Eighth Doctor during adagio sostenuto. (AUDIO: The Silver Turk [+]Loading...["The Silver Turk (audio story)"])
The composition played in the 21st century on John Ellis's 1950s radio; John smiled at the tune. (TV: Out of Time [+]Loading...["Out of Time (TV story)"])
Bilis Manger played it repetitively to torture his victims, in a plot against the Committee. (AUDIO: Dead Man's Switch [+]Loading...["Dead Man's Switch (BFTW audio story)"])
The music retained its popularity into the 2002nd century. Gorky Sax once listened to the Moonlight Sonata aboard Trear Station to calm himself down after a stressful encounter with his boss Vortia Trear. (AUDIO: The Year After I Died [+]Loading...["The Year After I Died (audio story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
None of the stories identify the name of the piece, but the famous adagio sostenuto, the first movement of the sonata, is clearly recognisable in each.
