Kreutzer Sonata
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a sonata for violin and piano (1803, Op. 47) by Ludwig van Beethoven.
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a string quartet (1924) by Leoš Janáček.
Example Sentences
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It begins with the most strikingly original nontrivial performance of Beethoven's "Kreutzer" Sonata on disc.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2015
As he performed Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata, the fire alarm rang and terror took over the audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2015
But he has also continued along the path he hacked out with Ivansxtc, following up with 2008's The Kreutzer Sonata, and now with Boxing Day.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 17, 2012
What does it feel like when one such deceptive resolution occurs in Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata, when an E chord leads to F chord instead of the expected A chord?
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2011
The peasants of his country understand him as little as they understand Beethoven, that Beethoven he so bitterly, so unjustly assailed in The Kreutzer Sonata.
From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by James Huneker
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