The Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, by Ludwig van Beethoven, is an 1803 sonata for piano and violin notable for its technical difficulty, unusual length, and emotional scope. It is commonly kn
Title page of an original edition of the Kreutzer Sonata
The Kreutzer Sonata (1901), painting by René-Xavier Prinet, based on Leo Tolstoy's 1889 novella, The Kreutzer Sonata
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The Kreutzer Sonata is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The novella was published in 1889, and was promptly censored by the Russian authorities. The work is an argume
Violin Sonata No. 9 (Beethoven)
…not particularly care for any of Beethoven's music, and they only ever met once, briefly. Referring to Beethoven's composition, Leo Tolstoy's novella The Kreutzer Sonata was first published in 1889. In it, the protagonist refers to the piece as "passionate to the point of obscenity". The novella was adapted in various…
Title page of the 1901 Geneve edition in Russian
Langdon Mitchell's The Kreutzer Sonata, adapted from Jacob Gordin's earlier Yiddish adaptation, premiered at the Lyric Theatre in New York on September 10, 1906, directed by Harrison Grey Fiske.
Bertha Kalich portrayed Miriam Friedlander in Langdon Mitchell's The Kreutzer Sonata (1906).