Kreutzer Sonata

noun

1. a sonata for violin and piano (1803, Op. 47) by Ludwig van Beethoven.
2. a string quartet (1924) by Leoš Janáček.

Example Sentences

Tolstoi, in his Kreutzer Sonata, which is a terrible story, interprets the real Christian attitude toward marriage.

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But the worst thing in "The Kreutzer Sonata" is the declaration that a husband can by force compel the wife to love and obey him.

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The Kreutzer Sonata is a terrible story, but like all novels with a purpose, it is inartistic.

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We shall have to play the Kreutzer Sonata some time, Mr. Howard.'

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"The Kreutzer Sonata" did not make her feel any more cheerful.

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