Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 | 4 |
| Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" canonical | 3 |
| Sonata for Piano No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 | 1 |
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Target entity: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" Context triple: [Ludwig van Beethoven, notableWork, Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"]
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Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique"
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" is one of Beethoven’s most famous early piano sonatas, celebrated for its dramatic contrasts, expressive slow movement, and pioneering Romantic character.
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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most famous and frequently performed piano works, renowned for its hauntingly lyrical first movement and innovative, emotionally charged structure.
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Moonlight Sonata
Moonlight Sonata is the codename given by Nazi Germany to the devastating Luftwaffe air raid on the English city of Coventry during World War II.
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Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" is Ludwig van Beethoven’s grand and heroic final piano concerto, renowned for its virtuosic solo part and symphonic scale.
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Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most famous and influential symphonies, renowned for its iconic four-note opening motif and its powerful, dramatic progression from darkness to triumph.
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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)
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Target entity: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" Target entity description: 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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A.
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique"
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" is one of Beethoven’s most famous early piano sonatas, celebrated for its dramatic contrasts, expressive slow movement, and pioneering Romantic character.
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B.
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most famous and frequently performed piano works, renowned for its hauntingly lyrical first movement and innovative, emotionally charged structure.
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C.
Moonlight Sonata
Moonlight Sonata is the codename given by Nazi Germany to the devastating Luftwaffe air raid on the English city of Coventry during World War II.
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D.
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" is Ludwig van Beethoven’s grand and heroic final piano concerto, renowned for its virtuosic solo part and symphonic scale.
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E.
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most famous and influential symphonies, renowned for its iconic four-note opening motif and its powerful, dramatic progression from darkness to triumph.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano sonata ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 23–30 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 57 ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German ⓘ |
| compositionEndDate | 1805 ⓘ |
| compositionStartDate | 1804 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Count Franz von Brunswick ⓘ |
| eraWithinBeethovenOutput | middle period ⓘ |
| famousInterpreter |
Alfred Brendel
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Artur Schnabel ⓘ Daniel Barenboim ⓘ Sviatoslav Richter ⓘ Vladimir Horowitz ⓘ Wilhelm Kempff ⓘ |
| firstMovementKey | F minor ⓘ |
| genre | piano sonata ⓘ |
| inBeethovenPianoSonataCycle |
Beethoven piano sonatas
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surface form:
Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas
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| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | F minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Allegro assai
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II. Andante con moto ⓘ III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto ⓘ |
| nickname | Appassionata ⓘ |
| nicknameMeaning | impassioned ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dramatic dynamic contrasts
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high technical difficulty for the performer ⓘ intense emotional character ⓘ theme and variations in the second movement ⓘ turbulent finale with coda marked Presto ⓘ use of sonata form in the first movement ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| opusSequence |
follows Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54
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precedes Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78 ⓘ |
| period | Classical ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Vienna ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1807 ⓘ |
| reception |
considered one of Beethoven’s greatest piano sonatas
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regarded as a pinnacle of the piano repertoire ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
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surface form:
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (similar dramatic character)
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| secondMovementKey | D-flat major ⓘ |
| stylePeriod |
early Romantic
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late Classical ⓘ |
| thirdMovementKey | F minor ⓘ |
| title |
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
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Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57
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| workNumber | No. 23 ⓘ |
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Subject: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" Description of subject: 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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III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto
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