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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Predicate Object
instanceOf piano sonata ⓘ
solo piano work ⓘ
alternativeTitle Grand Sonata ⓘ
approximateCompositionEnd 1797 ⓘ
approximateCompositionStart 1796 ⓘ
approximateDuration 28 minutes ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 7 ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
dedicatedTo Countess Babette Keglevics ⓘ
difficulty advanced piano repertoire ⓘ
firstMovementKey E-flat major ⓘ
followedBy Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1 ⓘ
fourthMovementKey E-flat major ⓘ
genre Classical period piano sonata ⓘ
hasForm minuet- or scherzo-like third movement ⓘ
rondo form (finale) ⓘ
sonata form (first movement) ⓘ
ternary-like slow movement ⓘ
historicalContext composed during Beethoven’s early years in Vienna ⓘ
inCatalogue Beethoven piano sonatas ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
key E-flat major ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
movement I. Allegro molto e con brio ⓘ
II. Largo con gran espressione ⓘ
III. Allegro ⓘ
IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso ⓘ
notableFeature expansive first movement ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
precededBy Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 ⓘ
publicationYear 1797 ⓘ
publisher Artaria ⓘ
secondMovementKey C major ⓘ
style Classical ⓘ
thirdMovementKey E-flat major ⓘ
tonalCenter E-flat major ⓘ
workTitle Piano Sonata No. 4 ⓘ

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Beethoven piano sonatas → hasPart → Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7 → workTitle → Piano Sonata No. 4 ⓘ
linked to: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7