Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 "Pastoral"
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Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 "Pastoral" is a lyrical and serene solo piano work by Ludwig van Beethoven, noted for its gentle, nature-evoking character and belonging to his middle-period sonatas.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 "Pastoral" canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 "Pastoral" Context triple: [Beethoven piano sonatas, hasPart, Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 "Pastoral"]
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Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia"
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia" is a four-movement piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven noted for its unconventional, fantasia-like structure and lyrical character.
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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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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.
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D.
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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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. 15 in D major, Op. 28 "Pastoral" Target entity description: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 "Pastoral" is a lyrical and serene solo piano work by Ludwig van Beethoven, noted for its gentle, nature-evoking character and belonging to his middle-period sonatas.
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A.
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia"
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia" is a four-movement piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven noted for its unconventional, fantasia-like structure and lyrical character.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
piano sonata
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solo piano work ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionEndYear | 1801 ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionStartYear | 1800 ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 25 minutes ⓘ |
| belongsToCycle | Beethoven piano sonatas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 28 ⓘ |
| character | nature-evoking ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | circa 1800–1801 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Joseph von Sonnenfels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Classical–early Romantic transition ⓘ |
| firstMovementKey | D major ⓘ |
| firstMovementTempoMarking | Allegro ⓘ |
| fourthMovementKey | D major ⓘ |
| fourthMovementTempoMarking | Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedBy | concert pianists ⓘ |
| genre |
Classical
ⓘ
sonata ⓘ |
| hasFormInFirstMovement | sonata form ⓘ |
| hasFormInFourthMovement | rondo form ⓘ |
| hasFormInSecondMovement | ternary-like form ⓘ |
| hasFormInThirdMovement | scherzo and trio ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_No._15_(Beethoven) ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | D major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| nickname | Pastoral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
pastoral character reminiscent of rustic scenes
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use of drone bass figures in the first movement ⓘ |
| notableRecordingRepertoire | standard piano repertoire ⓘ |
| numberInBeethovenPianoSonatas | 15 ⓘ |
| opusWithin | Beethoven Opus 28 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1801 ⓘ |
| publisher | Cappi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer | Symphony No. 6 in F major "Pastoral" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondMovementKey | D minor ⓘ |
| secondMovementTempoMarking | Andante ⓘ |
| structure | four-movement sonata form ⓘ |
| style |
lyrical
ⓘ
serene ⓘ |
| thirdMovementKey | D major ⓘ |
| thirdMovementTempoMarking | Scherzo: Allegro vivace ⓘ |
| workOf | Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | middle period ⓘ |
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