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| Piano Sonata No. 4 | |
|---|---|
| by Ludwig van Beethoven | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Ludwig_van_Beethoven,_aged_twenty-six_(1796).jpg) Beethoven in 1796; designed by G. Stainhauser; engraving by Johann Josef Neidl, executed for the publisher Artaria | |
| Key | E-flat major |
| Opus | 7 |
| Style | Classical period |
| Form | Piano sonata |
| Composed | 1796 |
| Dedication | Babette, Countess of Keglević |
| Published | 1796, Vienna |
| Publisher | Artaria |
| Duration | 28 minutes |
| Movements | 4 |
| Audio samples | |
I. Allegro molto con brio (7:30) | |
II. Largo con gran espressione (9:34) | |
III. Allegro (4:55) | |
IV. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso) (6:11) Performed by Artur Schnabel in 1932 | |
Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 4, in E♭ major, Op. 7, sometimes nicknamed the Grand Sonata, was written in November 1796 and dedicated to his student Babette, the Countess Keglević.[1][2] The sonata was composed during Beethoven's visit to the Keglevich Palace.[3] Beethoven named it Great Sonata, because it was published alone, which was unusual for the time.[citation needed]
Along with the Hammerklavier Sonata, it is one of the longest piano sonatas that Beethoven composed.[4][1] A typical performance lasts about 28 minutes.
- ^ a b McCallum 2007, p. 8
- ^ Hewitt 2006, p. 7
- ^ Huizing, Jan Marisse (2021). Ludwig Van Beethoven : The Piano Sonatas; History, Notation, Interpretation. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 6. ISBN 9780300262742.
- ^ Hewitt 2006, p. 6