Piano Concerto no. 5 "Emperor"

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Rudolf Firkušný & Rudolf Kempe & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" is a piano concerto for piano and orchestra by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1809. Stylistically it sits on the cusp of the Classical and Romantic eras, pairing broad orchestral gestures with demanding, virtuosic piano writing and expansive formal architecture, and it is the last of Beethoven's completed piano concertos, positioning it as a pivotal work in the transition to the Romantic concerto repertoire.