The one hundred and fifty-fifth classical recording: #185 Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2, "Moonlight"
Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is one of those famous names, an evocative name given in retrospect to a sonata with three distinct parts. The first movement is sombre and delicate, uncomplicated to listen to and a gentle prelude to the happier second movement. It goes into what sounds to me like a more complex third movement, a stormy piece that's harder to keep up with. The middle movement suffers in comparison to the other two, the simplicity of the first really shining to just bring that out while the third riles you up that much more.