ITunes won't keep my music file names

I'm trying to add some music from some old CDs to my iTunes. When I import the music from the CDs they are all names Track 01, Track 02, etc....I renamed them in the file folder (I organize my music outside of iTunes) and then wanted to add them to iTunes. However, when I open the music with iTunes, iTunes does not keep the new names, it changes them back to Track 01, etc...
So, for example, when I open my music folder, the first song is Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata.
When I click on this file to open it with iTunes, iTunes lists this as Track 01.
Is there a way to get iTunes to used the names I have given to the music in the file folders? Or do I have to rename them all in iTunes itself?

Ok this is very frustrating for everyone who's experienced this. You'll have to go to each file and right-click, then click properties, then change the song name, artist name, album name, etc.

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