Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
E280438
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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 canonical | 10 |
| Brahms's Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 | 1 |
| Sinfonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, op. 98 | 1 |
| Symphonie 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
linked to: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Brahms symphony recordings with the Cleveland Orchestra
→
includesWork
→
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
ⓘ
linked to: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
subject linked to:
third symphony by Johannes Brahms