Piano Concerto no. 5 “Emperor” / Piano Concerto no. 0, WoO 4

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Boris Giltburg & Vasily Petrenko & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" / Piano Concerto No. 0, WoO 4 is a pairing of piano concertos by Ludwig van Beethoven, dating from 1809 and the mid-1780s respectively. The works contrast Beethoven's mature, expansive and sometimes martial concerto writing in No. 5 with the early concerto's lighter classical-period texture and galant influences, illustrating the composer's development from youthful apprenticeship to a more assertive orchestral and pianistic language.

Piano Concerto no. 5 “Emperor” / Piano Concerto no. 0, WoO 4 by Beethoven - album cover

First released: 11th March 2022

About

1.
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: I. Allegro
20:14
2.
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco moto
7:08
3.
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: III. Rondo: Allegro
10:05
4.
Piano Concerto no. 0 in E-flat major, WoO 4: I. Allegro moderato
9:46
5.
Piano Concerto no. 0 in E-flat major, WoO 4: II. Larghetto
7:34
6.
Piano Concerto no. 0 in E-flat major, WoO 4: III. Rondo: Allegretto, ma non troppo
7:47