Composition: Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 7 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Piano Sonata No. 4 |
| Alternative title | Grand Sonata |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.7 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | E flat major |
| Composed | 1796 |
| First published | 1797 |
| Dedication | Gräfin Babette von Keglevics |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1680 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro molto e con brio | — | E flat major | — |
| Largo con gran espressione | — | C major | — |
| Allegro - Trio | — | E flat major, E flat minor | — |
| Rondo. Poco Allegretto e grazioso | — | E flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | strings | Jakub Kowalewski |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Louis Köhler |
| view | Largo (No.2) | guitar | — |
| view | Largo (No.2) | organ | Julius André |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Artaria | 1797 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | 1814 | Complete Score (300 dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Johann André | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1862 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ditson | 1876 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Cotta | 1877 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ullstein | — | Complete Score (600dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ullstein | — | 1. Allegro molto e con brio · view 2. Largo, 3. Allegro · view 4. Rondo · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | 1919 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Curci | — | Complete sccore · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Henle Verlag | 1971 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Henle Verlag | 1976 | Complete Score · view Front Matter · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for strings |
Joshua Choe | 2020 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for strings |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Largo (No.2) | Arrangement for guitar | Antich y Tena | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Largo (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Johann André | 1884 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Fritz Jank (piano) | Complete Score · file |
| view | Fritz Jank (piano) | 3. Allegro - Trio · file |
| view | Malechi Doren (piano) | 4. Rondo · file |
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