Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"

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musical composition piano sonata

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" is one of Beethoven’s most celebrated and emotionally intense piano sonatas, renowned for its dramatic contrasts, technical demands, and profound expressive depth.

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Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" canonical	7
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57	6
Sonata for Piano No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57	1

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

Target entity: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
Context triple: [Ludwig van Beethoven, notableWork, Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"]

A. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique"
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" is one of Beethoven’s most famous early piano sonatas, celebrated for its dramatic contrasts, expressive slow movement, and pioneering Romantic character.
B. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most famous and frequently performed piano works, renowned for its hauntingly lyrical first movement and innovative, emotionally charged structure.
C. Moonlight Sonata
Moonlight Sonata is the codename given by Nazi Germany to the devastating Luftwaffe air raid on the English city of Coventry during World War II.
D. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" is Ludwig van Beethoven’s grand and heroic final piano concerto, renowned for its virtuosic solo part and symphonic scale.
E. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most famous and influential symphonies, renowned for its iconic four-note opening motif and its powerful, dramatic progression from darkness to triumph.
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: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
Target entity description: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" is one of Beethoven’s most celebrated and emotionally intense piano sonatas, renowned for its dramatic contrasts, technical demands, and profound expressive depth.

A. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique"
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" is one of Beethoven’s most famous early piano sonatas, celebrated for its dramatic contrasts, expressive slow movement, and pioneering Romantic character.
B. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most famous and frequently performed piano works, renowned for its hauntingly lyrical first movement and innovative, emotionally charged structure.
C. Moonlight Sonata
Moonlight Sonata is the codename given by Nazi Germany to the devastating Luftwaffe air raid on the English city of Coventry during World War II.
D. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" is Ludwig van Beethoven’s grand and heroic final piano concerto, renowned for its virtuosic solo part and symphonic scale.
E. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most famous and influential symphonies, renowned for its iconic four-note opening motif and its powerful, dramatic progression from darkness to triumph.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	musical composition ⓘ piano sonata ⓘ
approximateDuration	23–30 minutes ⓘ
catalogNumber	Op. 57 ⓘ
composer	Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
composerNationality	German ⓘ
compositionEndDate	1805 ⓘ
compositionStartDate	1804 ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Count Franz von Brunswick ⓘ
eraWithinBeethovenOutput	middle period ⓘ
famousInterpreter	Alfred Brendel ⓘ Artur Schnabel ⓘ Daniel Barenboim ⓘ Sviatoslav Richter ⓘ Vladimir Horowitz ⓘ Wilhelm Kempff ⓘ
firstMovementKey	F minor ⓘ
genre	piano sonata ⓘ
inBeethovenPianoSonataCycle	Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas ⓘ linked to: Beethoven piano sonatas
instrumentation	solo piano ⓘ
key	F minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle	Italian ⓘ
movement	I. Allegro assai ⓘ II. Andante con moto ⓘ III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto ⓘ
nickname	Appassionata ⓘ
nicknameMeaning	impassioned ⓘ
notableFeature	dramatic dynamic contrasts ⓘ high technical difficulty for the performer ⓘ intense emotional character ⓘ theme and variations in the second movement ⓘ turbulent finale with coda marked Presto ⓘ use of sonata form in the first movement ⓘ
numberOfMovements	3 ⓘ
opusSequence	follows Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54 ⓘ precedes Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78 ⓘ
period	Classical ⓘ
placeOfComposition	Vienna ⓘ
publicationDate	1807 ⓘ
reception	considered one of Beethoven’s greatest piano sonatas ⓘ regarded as a pinnacle of the piano repertoire ⓘ
relatedWork	Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (similar dramatic character) ⓘ linked to: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
secondMovementKey	D-flat major ⓘ
stylePeriod	early Romantic ⓘ late Classical ⓘ
thirdMovementKey	F minor ⓘ
title	Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ⓘ linked to: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
workNumber	No. 23 ⓘ

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