Kreutzer Sonata
Americannoun
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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.
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And if you don't know it, Perlman and Ashkenazy's recording of Beethoven's intense Kreutzer Sonata, made by a 28-year-old Perlman, was a rebellious hit in 1973.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 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
Photograph: Shane Reid A new adaptation of Tolstoy's The Kreutzer Sonata was an early highlight of this year's Adelaide Festival programme.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 4, 2013
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 author of "The Kreutzer Sonata" is unconsciously the enemy of mankind.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany by Robert Green Ingersoll
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