Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Emanuel Ax & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & André Previn

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, known as the 'Emperor', is a piano concerto by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1809. It features expansive, virtuosic piano writing contrasted with a robust orchestral accompaniment, blending Classical concerto structures with the emerging Romantic emphasis on heroism and scale and occupying a central position in Beethoven's middle-period output during the political turmoil of the Napoleonic era.
First released: 1986

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73: I. Allegro
    20:40
  2. 2.
    Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73: II. Adagio un poco mosso
    7:24
  3. 3.
    Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73: III. Rondo: Allegro
    10:34

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