Waldstein Sonata
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The Waldstein Sonata is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most celebrated piano sonatas, renowned for its virtuosic demands, innovative structure, and radiant, heroic character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Waldstein Sonata canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waldstein Sonata Context triple: [Appassionata, relatedWorkByComposer, Waldstein Sonata]
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A.
Prussian Sonatas
Prussian Sonatas are a set of early keyboard sonatas by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach that showcase his emerging empfindsamer Stil and helped establish his reputation as a leading composer of the mid-18th century.
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B.
Württemberg Sonatas
The Württemberg Sonatas are a set of early keyboard sonatas by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach that showcase his expressive, empfindsamer Stil and mark an important step in the transition from Baroque to Classical music.
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C.
Sonata
"Sonata" is an Indian English-language drama film directed by Aparna Sen that explores the inner lives and friendships of three middle-aged women.
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D.
Sonata
Sonata is the internal codename used by Apple for the Mac OS 9 operating system.
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E.
Warsaw Concerto
The Warsaw Concerto is a short, romantic piano and orchestra piece composed in 1941 in a lush, Rachmaninoff-like style for the British film "Dangerous Moonlight."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waldstein Sonata Target entity description: The Waldstein Sonata is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most celebrated piano sonatas, renowned for its virtuosic demands, innovative structure, and radiant, heroic character.
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A.
Prussian Sonatas
Prussian Sonatas are a set of early keyboard sonatas by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach that showcase his emerging empfindsamer Stil and helped establish his reputation as a leading composer of the mid-18th century.
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B.
Württemberg Sonatas
The Württemberg Sonatas are a set of early keyboard sonatas by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach that showcase his expressive, empfindsamer Stil and mark an important step in the transition from Baroque to Classical music.
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C.
Sonata
"Sonata" is an Indian English-language drama film directed by Aparna Sen that explores the inner lives and friendships of three middle-aged women.
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D.
Sonata
Sonata is the internal codename used by Apple for the Mac OS 9 operating system.
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E.
Warsaw Concerto
The Warsaw Concerto is a short, romantic piano and orchestra piece composed in 1941 in a lush, Rachmaninoff-like style for the British film "Dangerous Moonlight."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano sonata ⓘ solo piano work ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Grande Sonate
NERFINISHED
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Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 25 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 53 ⓘ |
| character |
heroic
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radiant ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German ⓘ |
| compositionEndDate | 1804 ⓘ |
| compositionStartDate | 1803 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Count Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraWithinBeethovenOutput | middle period ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | Romantic piano sonata ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | C major ⓘ |
| keyFirstMovement | C major ⓘ |
| keySecondMovement | F major ⓘ |
| keyThirdMovement | C major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Allegro con brio
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II. Introduzione: Adagio molto ⓘ III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Count Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Waldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
brilliant octave passages
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extensive use of tremolo and repeated chords ⓘ innovative use of sonata form ⓘ lyrical slow introduction to the finale ⓘ wide dynamic contrasts ⓘ |
| notableRecordingArtists |
Alfred Brendel
NERFINISHED
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Artur Schnabel NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel Barenboim NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitsuko Uchida NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Kempff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| opusInBeethovenCatalogue | 53 ⓘ |
| period | Classical period ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1805 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Appassionata Sonata
NERFINISHED
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Tempest Sonata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | early Romantic ⓘ |
| technicalDifficulty | virtuosic ⓘ |
| tempoFirstMovement | Allegro con brio ⓘ |
| tempoSecondMovement | Adagio molto ⓘ |
| tempoThirdMovement | Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo ⓘ |
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