Piano Concerto no. 5 “Emperor”

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Radu Lupu & Israel Philharmonic Orchestra & Zubin Mehta

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, 'Emperor', is the fifth piano concerto by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1809. The work pairs virtuosic solo piano writing with bold orchestral textures and expansive formal structures, illustrating Beethoven's late-middle-period compositional approach and reflecting the political and military turmoil of 1809.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: I. Allegro
    20:31
  2. 2.
    Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso
    7:24
  3. 3.
    Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: III. Rondo. Allegro
    10:24

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