Kreutzer Sonata

American  

noun

1. a sonata for violin and piano (1803, Op. 47) by Ludwig van Beethoven.

2. a string quartet (1924) by Leoš Janáček.

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Example Sentences

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

Despite the change of cast, the Australian then published a critical piece, headlined No wonder Barry Otto dropped out of The Kreutzer Sonata, by reporter Bridgitte Dwyer.

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

Brahms therefore adapted himself to the situation, transposed the piano part to the pitch of the violin, and played the whole composition, Beethoven's "Kreutzer Sonata," from memory.

From Memories of a Musical Life by Mason, William