Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7
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Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7 is an early large-scale piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, noted for its expansive form and expressive contrasts.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7 Context triple: [Beethoven piano sonatas, hasPart, Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7]
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Sonata No. 4 in E minor, Op. 2
Sonata No. 4 in E minor, Op. 2 is a baroque trio sonata movement by Arcangelo Corelli, notable for its expressive minor-key writing and contrapuntal interplay between the upper voices.
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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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Sonata No. 11 in E major, Op. 2
Sonata No. 11 in E major, Op. 2 is a baroque trio sonata movement by Arcangelo Corelli, included as one of the pieces in his influential Opus 2 collection.
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D.
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1 is a three-movement piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, noted for its graceful, lyrical character and classical clarity.
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E.
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A-flat major, Op. 39
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A-flat major, Op. 39 is a virtuosic early Romantic piano work by Carl Maria von Weber, noted for its brilliant keyboard writing and expressive contrasts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- 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. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7 Target entity description: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7 is an early large-scale piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, noted for its expansive form and expressive contrasts.
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A.
Sonata No. 4 in E minor, Op. 2
Sonata No. 4 in E minor, Op. 2 is a baroque trio sonata movement by Arcangelo Corelli, notable for its expressive minor-key writing and contrapuntal interplay between the upper voices.
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B.
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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C.
Sonata No. 11 in E major, Op. 2
Sonata No. 11 in E major, Op. 2 is a baroque trio sonata movement by Arcangelo Corelli, included as one of the pieces in his influential Opus 2 collection.
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D.
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1 is a three-movement piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, noted for its graceful, lyrical character and classical clarity.
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E.
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A-flat major, Op. 39
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A-flat major, Op. 39 is a virtuosic early Romantic piano work by Carl Maria von Weber, noted for its brilliant keyboard writing and expressive contrasts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
piano sonata
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solo piano work ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | Grand Sonata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionEnd | 1797 ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionStart | 1796 ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 28 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 7 ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Countess Babette Keglevics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| difficulty | advanced piano repertoire ⓘ |
| firstMovementKey | E-flat major ⓘ |
| followedBy | Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthMovementKey | E-flat major ⓘ |
| genre | Classical period piano sonata ⓘ |
| hasForm |
minuet- or scherzo-like third movement
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rondo form (finale) ⓘ sonata form (first movement) ⓘ ternary-like slow movement ⓘ |
| historicalContext | composed during Beethoven’s early years in Vienna ⓘ |
| inCatalogue | Beethoven piano sonatas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | E-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Allegro molto e con brio
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II. Largo con gran espressione ⓘ III. Allegro ⓘ IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
expansive first movement
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expressive contrasts between themes and sections ⓘ large-scale sonata form for its time ⓘ lyrical slow movement ⓘ virtuosic writing for piano ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Alfred Brendel’s recording of Beethoven piano sonatas
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Wilhelm Kempff’s recording of Beethoven piano sonatas ⓘ |
| numberInBeethovenPianoSonatas | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| opusType | independent sonata (not part of a set) ⓘ |
| period | early Beethoven period ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1797 ⓘ |
| publisher | Artaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondMovementKey | C major ⓘ |
| style | Classical ⓘ |
| thirdMovementKey | E-flat major ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | E-flat major ⓘ |
| workTitle | Piano Sonata No. 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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