Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat “Emperor”, op. 73 / Egmont Overture, op. 84

This classical album presents works by Ludwig van Beethoven composed in 1809 and 1810. The programme pairs a large-scale, virtuosic piano concerto characterised by expansive, heroic orchestration and demanding solo writing with a dramatic overture rooted in Beethoven's late-classical to early-Romantic style, reflecting the composer's middle-period innovations and his increasing emphasis on dramatic narrative and formal boldness in his instrumental music.