Piano Concerto no. 5 "Emperor"

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Rudolf Serkin & Seiji Ozawa & Boston Symphony Orchestra

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 and first performed in 1811. The work exemplifies Beethoven's mature Classical style, featuring bold orchestral fanfares and expansive piano writing that balances virtuosic display with structural clarity, and it is his final completed piano concerto, occupying a position at the end of his middle period that bridges Classical concerto conventions and emerging Romantic expressiveness.

Piano Concerto no. 5 "Emperor" by Beethoven - album cover

First released: 1983

Concerto Classical

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Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro
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Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso
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Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo. Allegro
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