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.
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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
The Kreutzer Sonata transposed Tolstoy's study of marital jealousy to modern-day LA.
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
Mention must also be made of the famous Kreutzer Sonata, opus 47, for piano and violin, which was completed prior to the Third Symphony.
From Beethoven by Fischer, George Alexander
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