Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 37

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Rudolf Buchbinder & Münchner Philharmoniker & Valery Gergiev

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 is a piano concerto by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1800 and 1803. The work combines Classical concerto form with emergent Romantic expressiveness, characterised by dramatic C minor contrasts, intense piano–orchestra dialogue and a broad emotional range that reflects Beethoven's transition from his early to middle compositional period.