Piano Sonata No. 4 (Beethoven)

Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op 7 was built between 1796 and 1797, was first published in 1797 by Artaria in Vienna as the " Grande Sonate ". It is named after the Hammerklavier Sonata Beethoven most extensive work in this genre, only the main set includes 362 cycles, logically it is the first sonata of Beethoven awarded its own opus number.

He dedicated this work to his student Babette Countess of Keglevich de Buzin.

The performance period is - in the recording of Friedrich Gulda from 1967 - around 25 minutes.

Construction

  • First movement: Allegro molto e con brio, E-flat major, 6/8, 362 cycles
  • Second movement: Largo, con gran espressione, C major, 3/ 4 time, 90 bars
  • Third movement: Allegro, in E flat major, 3 /4 time, 149 beats
  • Fourth sentence: Rondo, Poco Allegretto e grazioso, in E flat major, 2 /4 time, 183 beats
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