Piano Concerto no. 5

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 is a piano concerto by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1809 and first performed in 1811. The work marks the culmination of his middle-period concerto writing, combining bold, martial orchestral gestures, expansive and virtuosic piano writing, and a broad Classical concerto architecture that reflects Beethoven's evolving musical language amid the political upheavals of the Napoleonic era.