The channel was hacked a couple of days ago and KZfaq terminated it. I've just got it back. Hackers deleted 800 videos including this one. It's back but the comments aren't. Which is sad but at least its back. That's why there's no comments anyway ha.

I was ready to have a good cry but the Colgate Optic White commercial absolutely threw me back in reality for a second

Interesting fact: Beethoven wrote this piece to defy the ‘rules of music’ at the time and so he played the whole song with the pedal down, and only did octave notes with the left hand. He made it simple on purpose, and showed everyone that professionals can make easy pieces beautiful. Without this piece, I doubt many people nowadays would understand that playing is meant for expressing, not showing off.

This song makes me think of something I once read. “We’re either alone in this universe or we’re not. Both are equally as terrifying”.

When u like being alone but hate the feeling of loneliness

I worked summers at a moving company and it was hard work. We'd have a crew of 4-5 dudes of all kinds and we had the best time..probably the best time of my life. We had this one guy who didn't talk much, he'd just politely laugh at our jokes and do his work. One move we had this piano and usually we get the big heavy things first if possible. We get this thing in the house and this guy asks the people "do you mind if I play?" They said no and so he just sits down in this empty house with only a piano and a handful of people on a 110-degree day. He starts to play this song. Moving and swaying to the tune, his back brace un-velcroed and one of his boots untied. We all were frozen. Most of us weren't familiar with classical music, even the 'famous' ones. That moment was 23 years ago and to this day it's one of my fondest memories. That is the power of music.

Moonlight sonata on its first movement is so so dark and sad and terrifying that a detuned piano only made it even better. Holy god i want to learn how to play this theme.

The best thing about this piece is that it seems to be different to everybody. If you are sad, this will make you sad. If you are alone, this will make you alone. If you are calm, this will make you calm. It just reflects whatever it is you're feeling internally, whatever you are feeling deep inside...

The kind of music I listen to when the homies aren’t around

My existential crisis now has an existential crisis

Imagine being the only person on Earth and then hearing this in the distance...

"Thus, did man become the architect of his own demise."

Just what I needed...

"Just imagine a depressed onion cutting itself" ~ *Bo Burnham*

I'm 60 y/o now and have been playing this as well as hearing HUNDREDS of recordings for all my life, yet NONE have chilled me to the bone with beauty as this did!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!

Moonlight sonata just sounds like you're reading someone's depressed mind and realizing that there's nothing you can do to help them...

Every month, all day, every week, for seven years i walked the same road alone to go to school, then eight years to go to work. I've been through any musical experience imaginable, i've listened to all kinds of music as a grew up, but the song my mom loved the most is this one. Next month is my birthday, it's not just any birthday, it's the day she told me when i was a kid that would be the day i would understand what this song means, and she was right all along, because i was here listening to it, and i've realised i knew it all along. I remember walking up the main street in my city after musical school, it was raining, i was completely soaked, and i was listening to this song. It sounded exactly like this, it felt the same, it was the same. God, i felt so lost, without purpose, i felt like i was being dragged around like the news papers being washed down the street by the water, my experiences and my life were just being forgotten slowly by everyone, no one had bothered to ask what i've done all these years, i was a news journal washing down the drain of life, i felt like everything everyone had ever told me about hope was a lie. All the tests i've ever done, all the presentations, all the science, philosophy, math classes i've been through, it all felt so useless, i've learned all those things, and there were still so many questions in my head that i couldn't get the answer to. I got to class that day so soaked that everyone was staring at me in the reception, they asked why i went to school even though it was raining like that, and i said i didn't knew... because i didn't, and i still don't. I'm without any meaning on my back, there is no answer to the question they asked me, those are the questions not even science or philosophy could answer, and they never stopped coming. Beethoven wrote Moonlight Sonata as an improvised piece, Ludwig Rellstab atributed the first movement of the piece with his vision of moonlight shining down on a lake. Beethoven had questions he couldn't answer, so he wrote them down in hope of someone, one day, finding what they meant, and i am sorry for not being able to answer his questions, just like his question didn't answer mine. I have a gift for everyone that read this comment, and will read in the future. "He's made of fear, A spirit unknown. Lest he conquers the eyes of an audience, That feasts on innocence, And is fueled by souls."

Why did I expect an off key flute or kazoo to start playing along with the piano?

The peaceful moment of the last man on earth surrendering himself to the void.

My Mom passed away long ago, but she played this at a recital for Peabody. She was a magnificent pianist and trained in opera. This makes me miss her and remember all the years she suffered. I wish she would have pursued her love and not the life dictated to her by a crass old man whom she was forced to call Dad and a society misled by superficiality. I still miss you Mom and love you very much. Your ghostly figure playing this sonata will always be etched in my mind. Blessed Be to you Mom and I pray your mind is finally at rest.

"Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin never died. They simply became their music." Didn't expect to get this many likes.

That’s a really nice piano, I can tell it’s very old but it’s not out of tune, it just has a very antique tone.

Ive never heard of "detuning" a piano, but I love what it did to the sounds! I've personally loosened the strings on my violin to produce flatter tones, but given the nature of tuning a piano, didn't think it was a thing for that instrument. (Then again, keyboards are amazing things of technology)

I wrote a poem for you all " Alas my knees, weak they've become..." " Arms heavy as stones." " Vomit on my sweater already" " Mothers culinary inceptions."

It’s beautiful. The rain in the background gives it a more nostalgic tone. I love it.

Moonlight after extinction of Human beings

“I have a glass bones and paper skin, every morning I break my arms and every afternoon I break my legs. At night, I lie awake in agony until my heart attacks put me to sleep.”

"What kind of music do you listen to?" Me: Well.....

Very haunting when played at slower speeds. Each note is slowly placed into your mind like fitting blocks.

That’s what Stephen king is listening while writing his books

Walking through the woods. He saw an old friend. But he knew that old friend had died atleast two years ago. That friend was sitting at an old piano, no reason for it to be out in the woods. He called out to that friend "Jeramia? What are you doing out here?" He was confused and scared. He came close to his old friend, and "Jeramia", had vanished. Though the old, rickety, yellow keyed piano, still stay in the woods, and everyone who lives in the town close by say they hear a piano, late at night.

This version of Moonlight Sonata gives the "I won. But at what cost?" vibe

Didn’t regret clicking on this, thanks KZfaq algorithm

I should not have looked into more of these "dark" pieces. After Fur Elise I should have held off. Now I'm a total wreck.

“You’re awful Murray” -Joker

I don't know why this is in my recommended

I awoke to the sound of someone playing the piano downstairs. It wasn't unusual for Amelia to play late at night. We'd just bought the house, and Amelia loved the piano. But there was something... off about the sound. It was detuned, unlike how it was earlier. I made my way downstairs through the dark and the quiet. When I stepped into the room, there was a little girl sitting at the piano. It wasn't Amelia. The window was partially open, and the bright moonlight shone through the window and made her glow. The song she was playing was full of anguish and it was more intense through the detuned notes. I stood in the doorway, watching her. I was frozen, unable to do anything but watch the girl play anguish in the soft moonlight.

Everybody gangsta till the swirly vortex intro starts playing.

Midnight It was raining outside One alone in the rain Dancing under the moonlight Problems passing beside them Loses Traumas Drama Life slowly passing by Fate in the palm of their hand As the thunders echoed through the skies Going along with the music of the rain Twirling with the sound of thunder Cars passing by Befriending the beautiful sound of the water running through the streets Agony and pain Forgoten memories Childhood wasted Trying for the future All for what The one dancing alone Danced and danced So the problems would disappear So the void would be fild with something positive for once Tears that could not be seen The one like an angel from above The light lamps shining on them like they were performing on a stage for everyone to see But no Only them and their lost innocence dancing one last time As the thunder gave the last straw They bowed Going back into the dark Never to be seen again What was going through their mind What is going through your mind And the most important question That faint smile with tears falling down like a river Were they happy Are you happy? Felt a bit inspired by this if you are reading this I hope you and the ones you love are healthy and happy have a good life fellow wanderers take care

Beethoven and Rain = Art

You didn't rush the tempo. Thank God. I get so tired of people blazing through this piece as fast as possible, and it infuriates me... "Wow, you played it fast and completely void of emotion; thanks for wasting my time..." I had no such thought with this rendition. Well done. Thank you.

If melancholy could be embodied in a song, this would be it.

The MOST beautiful and heartfelt piece of music ever created.

When I imagine a dark story's ending

Man this soothes my depression so much. I cant remember feeling this peaceful

Sonic says: “ No matter how fast you run you can’t outrun your clinical depression”

"And thus, beethoven's wandering soul continued to play this on all the pianos in the world." - Me, who decided to make up a ridiculous quote.

I'm glad this wasn't an April Fools' prank. It's beautiful!

This picture with this music makes me feel like I’m in a post apocalyptic world with nothing but the angel of death, and I get to play this on a de tuned piano, which is the only thing left on earth still standing, and when it is over, I am ready for death.

The rain and this music are just so soothing to me.Some people think it's sad but this music is peaceful.Also the rain has always made me feel happy.It's like it purifies the earth making it new with it's fresh scent.

I love going to work everyday, I socialize, laugh, really enjoy the company of others but at the end of the day I really adore being alone...me myself and my thoughts as if I didn’t need anyone beside me 😌

Beethoven:I'm gonna write something that will bring peace in everyone's soul and show my blind student beauty of Moon... KZfaq: *Imma turn it into an existential crisis for everyone!*

Memories of Resident Evil.

I have many “favorite” songs, mostly concert pieces, but this is truly my favorite song. I knew it by heart and would play it whenever I got the chance, but now it’s been almost two years since I played it and I can hardly listen to it, like I can’t really get past the first few seconds. I’ve played piano since I was 8 but a painful breakup made me not touch a keyboard for over a year, and I’m only now just starting to be able to play again. I have no idea when I’ll play this again, but there’ll have to be a damn good reason to

Everybody: This song is drepressive Me: The Simpsons dead

As the world settled around him the man played a song from before Before the ground shook and the air trembled Before the sky burned and the houses fell Before his family huddled under the wreckage Before his family died under the wreckage In the empty streets the piano sang, the man giving its voice The sound lonely and sad, unchanged over the years he played it Then he would play the last song his mother taught, clumsily and inconsistent but helping him forget Now he played it in the young forest growing from the debris of his past. The song echoing through the trees slightly taller than him reminding him of his life Over time animals came back and grew used to the man, they sat still as he played Many years had passed since the war took them away, but he remembered them through song As he played, he could see the ghosts of everyone dancing slow and graceful as they bobbed through the air His brother dancing with his wife, his mom and dad dancing together, and his sister dancing with Benjamin, their baby brother He could see his neighbors kids tumbling playfully in the air The elderly couple did their own dances close to the piano Many years passed and as he brought the song to an end, a single tear ran down his now tan and wrinkled face The ghosts applauded him cheering his performance Slouching in his chair the old man smiled, then he sighed, then he died. 40 years later, “mommy, look over there!” “Hmm?”, mother looked ahead, “oh, a piano.” The mother and her daughter approached the piano, foliage grown around it and sunken into the ground. The father was trailing behind as their cart was heavy The mother and girl let out a sharp yelp as they came around the old instrument “What is it!?” Asked the father as he ran up to them, then he looked at the piano. “Oh!” Slouched on a weathered chair was a skeleton, propped up but the brambles and ivy climbing it It’s skeletal hands still resting on the yellow keys

"A man with the world against him finally gets to the end of his life just to realize he has to make everything again"

Just imagine , a storm never existed and you never knew until this music just made you realised the old memories that you never had in life just made you cry

I remember when I was 4, I had a toy that had plenty of buttons that plays different music but weirdly I always push the button that plays Beethoven's moonlight sonata, I was thinking deep with so much thoughts in nursery class while the other kids were playing with one another while I sat at the corner of the classroom with my toy, repeatedly playing the same button... I was going through a lot of childhood trauma even until now, yet here I am listening to this masterpiece over and over, feeling hopelessly empty yet comfortable in the darkness...~

The exact atmosphere I want with this piece. I turned the volume up loud because I was leaving my room, but then I kinda forgot to get up. I love when people play Moonlight Sonata with personality, rather than just a flat tempo with no feeling behind it. It's one of my favorites of all time and it really kills me to hear it played without emotion. Great job!

Very smart rendition, very expressive at this perfect tempo. Big thumb up Lucas!

This is one of the most beautiful piano pieces of all time, plus I have listened to it way to many times

The rain feeds the plants. The lightning flashes. The piano scares the bad spirits away. And you are strong and powerful.

I was doing my homework and got distracted watching videos on YT. Then I saw you had uploaded this and I thought: " It's great and I can do my homework at the same time". Thank you, Master ;)

Truly is a sonata almost like a fantasy...

Here's a rainy detuned version of Mozart's Lacrimosa too! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fJ-nlKpjsM_Ofn0.html&ab_channel=LucasKing

how can one write such a masterpiece...a genius so ahead of his time. RIP BEETHOVEN

I expected Never Gonna Give You Up

imagine this playing as you stand in the hallway of your victorian era holding a torch in the dark watching through the window as the love of your life leaves you never to come back

This version and the one from piano of the forest are always going to be my favorite 😍

One time I woke up on a Tuesday morning I think. It was heavily raining outside. I awoke in mental and emotional agony. I felt horrible loss, anguish, guilt and loneliness of what felt like many generations of people before me. I could feel the cries from their losses and remembered my own. Then I snapped back. I was just laying in my bed. It was 9am and my brother was just practicing piano. Playing this song. The amount of power and emotion one song can give is incredible and I will never forget that morning.

This is the most beautiful cover I've heard of this tune. Never thought detuning a piano can make it soo peaceful. Even though it a cover but It felt like one of it kind. I can even feel the cool breeze and smell the rain even though it's summer here! Thanks you for making this beautiful masterpiece. So glad this came to my recommendation.

There is no dark music for Moonlight Sonata, it's already dark since it's created. If it's not dark, the name would be Sunlight Sonata.

The craziest part about this piece is, that it sounds different depending on what type of mood you’re in. If you’re happy it sounds totally different than when you are sad. I’ve smiled large, and also cried hard to this song… amazing.

Pretty soothing. The rain and the softer notes I feel like it's the perfect song to pass out to.

This does put a smile on my face.

Somehow.. I find a sense of peace in this piece (with rain in the background). Its so beautiful that I want to learn to play piano just to play this for hours.

Oh rage as much frightening you are the more i confess it the more i’ve felt the lie the lie that you are far too bad the wraith the anger,too sad but when the stars collapse the moon crumbles the sun blasts thats where i felt the need to come to rapture to be the vengeance to make them kneeled oh these melodies rests me not through silence i bleed and at last i shall be freed

This interpretation with added storm just hits the spot................SPOT ON..................

That's a perfect music to listen while you are in a space, travelling to distant stars in a ship .. just looking through the Vast Infinite Cosmos .. the darkness within.

Just fantastic Lucas I feel that most people play this too fast and the rubato you put in was very daring but I feel you totally pulled it off I can imagine Beethoven Himself would like your rendition definitely different but fabulous !!

when everyone tries to do some jokes for April the first... one man.. named Lucas stands and plays us a -suicidal- rainy version of one of the best symphony from our beloved Ludwig Van Beethoven... brilliant ! (anyway thanks lucas for this pretty good interpretation and keep up ;3 you're and always will be one of my favorite compositors ❤)

This is probably the most gorgeous version of this piece.

To the one recreating these works of art. I am in awe of you

Listening by my fire place getting lost into the void of crackling flames and symphonies, acknowledging my doubts and ambitions as they flutter further past my ability to reconcile.

And then the wall to my left opens up!!! Revealing a hidden room.

“The truth is... music can be interpreted in many ways.... either it’s the piece itself... the environment it’s in... or it’s the person playing it”

This is the darkest music I've ever heard. I think this is the best soundtrack of the world. Lucas, your channel is incredible, never give it up ❤

"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found "Moonlight Sonata | Rainy Detuned Piano Version" in his KZfaq recommendations."

Wow. Didn't know a detuned piano could sound so sad. That's... Absolutely beautiful.

This specific recording is one I have gone back to for months. Every time in these past months have been because I needed a break from life and situations. And breaks I received, thank you.

Music for the soul ... and very relaxing while walking on a rainy night.

How moonlight sonata sounds on my aunt's piano

HELL YEA!!! my favorite piece is being played in Lucas King version :') I used to climb on the roof of my house at midnight just to see the world glow from the moonlight.

So, so beautiful. I was meditating while listening to this and I was ooooooff inside my head. That chalky white skull, alien, lost soul in torment thingy is fantastic.

I've listened to this hundreds and hundreds of times, it made me feel peaceful and calm overall when i was depressed Thank you so very much, lucas

Sounds exactly like the moonlight sonata played in the very first Resident Evil game. Was my favorite puzzle to solve because of the song.

I absolutely loved this rendition so much. The way each note is played, with such thoughtfulness, like the way someone slowly, carefully choosing the right words for a sentence. Each note translates the feelings of the music so beautifully, you feel every last drop of emotion pulled from you until the very end. Absolutely well done.

This song is so powerful and so beautiful. It gives me such respect for the crafting of music

Love your dark piano stuff. Nice work.