Piano Concerto no. 5 "Emperor" / Piano Concerto in D

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Alicia de Larrocha & Olli Mustonen

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, commonly called the 'Emperor', is a piano concerto by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1809 and first performed in 1811. The work features expansive orchestral gestures, virtuosic piano writing and a classical-to-early-Romantic harmonic language, and it occupies a prominent place in Beethoven's mature concerto output as a key development in the piano concerto genre.
First released: 2004

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro
    20:38
  2. 2.
    Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso
    8:12
  3. 3.
    Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo (Allegro)
    10:29
  4. 4.
    Concerto in D major for Piano & Orchestra: I. Allegro ma non troppo
    22:00
  5. 5.
    Concerto in D major for Piano & Orchestra: II. Larghetto
    8:09
  6. 6.
    Concerto in D major for Piano & Orchestra: III. Rondo
    9:16

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