The Emperor Concerto

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Solomon & Philharmonia Orchestra & Herbert Menges

The Emperor Concerto is Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, composed in 1809 and premiered in 1811. It is his last completed piano concerto and combines Classical forms with emerging Romantic expressiveness, featuring virtuosic piano writing woven into expansive orchestral textures that influenced nineteenth-century concerto practice.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Concerto no. 5 in E flat, op. 79, “Emperor”: First Movement: Allegro
    19:27
  2. 2.
    Concerto no. 5 in E flat, op. 79, “Emperor”: Second Movement: Adagio, un poco mosso
    8:23
  3. 3.
    Concerto no. 5 in E flat, op. 79, “Emperor”: Third Movement: Rondo (Allegro-Più allegro)
    9:38

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