Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 is a large-scale, virtuosic and emotionally intense piano work by Sergei Rachmaninoff, noted for its sweeping Romantic lyricism and technical demands.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 Context triple: [Sergei Rachmaninoff, notableWork, Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36]
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Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major
Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major is a powerful and rhythmically driven piano work by Sergei Prokofiev, renowned as one of his three "War Sonatas" and a landmark of 20th-century piano repertoire.
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B.
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 is a grand, four-movement Romantic concerto for piano and orchestra by Johannes Brahms, renowned for its symphonic scale, technical demands, and lyrical depth.
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C.
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 is a Romantic-era concerto for piano and orchestra by Felix Mendelssohn, known for its virtuosic solo writing and lyrical, expressive character.
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D.
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" is one of Beethoven’s most celebrated and emotionally intense piano sonatas, renowned for its dramatic contrasts, technical demands, and profound expressive depth.
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E.
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3 is a four-movement piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, notable for its dramatic contrasts and deeply expressive slow movement.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 Target entity description: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 is a large-scale, virtuosic and emotionally intense piano work by Sergei Rachmaninoff, noted for its sweeping Romantic lyricism and technical demands.
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A.
Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major
Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major is a powerful and rhythmically driven piano work by Sergei Prokofiev, renowned as one of his three "War Sonatas" and a landmark of 20th-century piano repertoire.
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B.
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 is a grand, four-movement Romantic concerto for piano and orchestra by Johannes Brahms, renowned for its symphonic scale, technical demands, and lyrical depth.
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C.
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 is a Romantic-era concerto for piano and orchestra by Felix Mendelssohn, known for its virtuosic solo writing and lyrical, expressive character.
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D.
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" is one of Beethoven’s most celebrated and emotionally intense piano sonatas, renowned for its dramatic contrasts, technical demands, and profound expressive depth.
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E.
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3 is a four-movement piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, notable for its dramatic contrasts and deeply expressive slow movement.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
piano sonata
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solo piano work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Second Piano Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 36 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sergei Rachmaninoff’s mature style ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 36 ⓘ |
| characteristic |
emotionally intense
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large-scale structure ⓘ sweeping Romantic lyricism ⓘ technical difficulty ⓘ virtuosic ⓘ |
| composer | Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | Russian ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Sergei Rachmaninoff’s cousin ⓘ |
| firstMovementTitle | Allegro agitato ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic piano music ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
original 1913 version
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revised 1931 version ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Franz Liszt’s piano writing
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Frédéric Chopin’s piano style ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Rachmaninoff’s piano repertoire ⓘ |
| key | B-flat minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
English
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Russian ⓘ |
| movementCount | 3 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cyclical thematic connections between movements
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dense piano textures ⓘ dramatic contrasts ⓘ rich chromatic harmony ⓘ |
| notableRecordingArtist |
Emil Gilels
NERFINISHED
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Sviatoslav Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Horowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberInSet | 2 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 36 ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | advanced piano technique ⓘ |
| revisedBy | Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisionYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| secondMovementTitle | Non allegro – Lento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | late Romantic ⓘ |
| thirdMovementTitle | Allegro molto ⓘ |
| typicalDuration |
approximately 20 minutes
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approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
| workTitle | Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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