Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia"
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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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Target entity: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia" Context triple: [Beethoven piano sonatas, hasPart, Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia"]
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 is a large-scale, virtuosic and emotionally intense piano work by Sergei Rachmaninoff, noted for its sweeping Romantic lyricism and technical demands.
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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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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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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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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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- 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. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia" Target entity description: 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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A.
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 is a large-scale, virtuosic and emotionally intense piano work by Sergei Rachmaninoff, noted for its sweeping Romantic lyricism and technical demands.
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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.
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. 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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano sonata ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | Quasi una fantasia ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionEnd | 1801 ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionStart | 1800 ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Hess 13 (alternative cataloguing sometimes used) ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Princess Josephine von Liechtenstein ⓘ |
| genre | Classical period piano sonata ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueEntry |
Beethoven-Werkverzeichnis (Biamonti and other catalogues)
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linked to:
Beethoven-Werkverzeichnis
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| historicalEra | Classical era ⓘ |
| influenced | later Romantic piano sonata writing ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Classical sonata tradition ⓘ |
| key | E-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| movement |
Adagio con espressione (third movement)
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Allegro molto e vivace (second movement) ⓘ Allegro vivace – Tempo I – Allegro vivace (fourth movement) ⓘ Andante – Allegro – Andante (first movement) ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fantasia-like overall design
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lyrical character ⓘ unconventional sonata structure ⓘ use of attacca transitions between movements ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 27 No. 1 ⓘ |
| period | middle of Beethoven's early period ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | Vienna ⓘ |
| published | 1802 ⓘ |
| publisher | Cappi (Vienna) ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ⓘ |
| scoredFor | solo piano ⓘ |
| sharesOpusWith | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ⓘ |
| structure | four movements played almost without interruption ⓘ |
| subtitleGivenByComposer | Sonata quasi una fantasia ⓘ |
| tempoMarkingFirstMovement | Andante – Allegro – Andante ⓘ |
| tempoMarkingFourthMovement | Allegro vivace ⓘ |
| tempoMarkingSecondMovement | Allegro molto e vivace ⓘ |
| tempoMarkingThirdMovement | Adagio con espressione ⓘ |
| title | Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 17 minutes ⓘ |
| usesForm |
fantasia-like continuous form
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modified sonata form ⓘ |
| workNumberInBeethovenPianoSonatas | 13 ⓘ |
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Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia"
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