Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 4
Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 7: A Masterpiece of Early Genius Historical Context Composed in November 1796 during Beethoven’s stay at the Keglevich Palace in Vienna, the Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 7, was dedicated to Countess Babette Keglević, one of Beethoven’s students. The sonata’s technical demands suggest that the Countess was an exceptionally skilled pianist, …