Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

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orchestral work symphony

Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 is Johannes Brahms’s final symphony, renowned for its profound emotional depth, masterful orchestration, and innovative use of Baroque-inspired variation form in the finale.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 canonical	2
Brahms's Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98	1
Sinfonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, op. 98	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2531295 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Context triple: [Johannes Brahms, notableWork, Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98]

A. Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Symphony No. 4 in F minor is a powerful and turbulent orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, noted for its dramatic intensity and uncharacteristically dissonant, aggressive style.
B. Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 is a Romantic-era symphony by Robert Schumann, known for its cyclic structure and tightly integrated movements that create a unified, dramatic whole.
C. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 is a dramatic and emotionally charged orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, renowned for its powerful "fate" motif and rich Romantic expression.
D. Symphony No. 6 in E minor
Symphony No. 6 in E minor is a powerful and often darkly intense orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, noted for its dramatic contrasts and enigmatic, quiet finale.
E. Symphony No. 4
Symphony No. 4 is a contemporary orchestral work by American composer John Harbison, reflecting his characteristically intricate textures and modern harmonic language.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Target entity description: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 is Johannes Brahms’s final symphony, renowned for its profound emotional depth, masterful orchestration, and innovative use of Baroque-inspired variation form in the finale.

A. Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Symphony No. 4 in F minor is a powerful and turbulent orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, noted for its dramatic intensity and uncharacteristically dissonant, aggressive style.
B. Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 is a Romantic-era symphony by Robert Schumann, known for its cyclic structure and tightly integrated movements that create a unified, dramatic whole.
C. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 is a dramatic and emotionally charged orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, renowned for its powerful "fate" motif and rich Romantic expression.
D. Symphony No. 6 in E minor
Symphony No. 6 in E minor is a powerful and often darkly intense orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, noted for its dramatic contrasts and enigmatic, quiet finale.
E. Symphony No. 4
Symphony No. 4 is a contemporary orchestral work by American composer John Harbison, reflecting his characteristically intricate textures and modern harmonic language.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	orchestral work ⓘ symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Brahms’s Fourth Symphony ⓘ
catalogueIn	Brahms’s orchestral works ⓘ
characteristic	masterful orchestration ⓘ profound emotional depth ⓘ tragic and autumnal mood ⓘ
composer	Johannes Brahms ⓘ
composerNationality	German ⓘ
dateComposed	1884 ⓘ 1885 ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Duke George II of Saxe-Meiningen ⓘ linked to: Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
historicalReception	initially controversial for its severity and complexity ⓘ later regarded as one of the greatest symphonies of the 19th century ⓘ
inspiredBy	J. S. Bach’s Cantata BWV 150 ⓘ
isFinalSymphonyOf	Johannes Brahms ⓘ
key	E minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle	German ⓘ
movement	I. Allegro non troppo ⓘ II. Andante moderato ⓘ III. Allegro giocoso ⓘ IV. Allegro energico e passionato ⓘ
movementCount	4 ⓘ
notableFeature	passacaglia-style finale ⓘ use of Baroque-inspired variation form in the finale ⓘ
numberInSeries	4 ⓘ
opusNumber	Op. 98 ⓘ
orchestration	woodwinds, brass, timpani, and strings ⓘ
orchestrationDetail	2 bassoons ⓘ 2 clarinets ⓘ 2 flutes ⓘ 2 oboes ⓘ 2 trumpets ⓘ 3 trombones ⓘ 4 horns ⓘ contrabassoon ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ
period	Romantic ⓘ
placeComposed	Mürzzuschlag ⓘ
predecessorWork	Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 ⓘ
premiereConductor	Johannes Brahms ⓘ
premiereCountry	Germany ⓘ
premiereDate	25 October 1885 ⓘ
premiereEnsemble	Meiningen Court Orchestra ⓘ
premierePlace	Meiningen ⓘ
structureFeature	cyclical thematic relationships between movements ⓘ
style	absolute music ⓘ
titleInGerman	Sinfonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, op. 98 ⓘ linked to: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
workSeries	Symphonies by Johannes Brahms ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Johannes Brahms → notableWork → Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 ⓘ

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 → relatedWork → Brahms's Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 ⓘ

linked to: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 → followedByWork → Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 ⓘ

Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 → titleInGerman → Sinfonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, op. 98 ⓘ