Sonata No 4 in E flat major, Op. 7 (Beethoven)
Movements
i Allegro molto e con brio ii Largo con gran espressione iii Allegro iv Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso
Notes
Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 4, in E♠major, Op. 7, sometimes nicknamed the Grand Sonata, was written in November 1796 and dedicated to his student Babette, the Countess Keglević. The sonata was composed during Beethoven’s visit to the Keglevich Palace. Beethoven named it Great Sonata, because it was published alone, which was unusual for the time.
Along with the Hammerklavier Sonata, it is one of the longest piano sonatas that Beethoven composed.