Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat "Emperor", op. 73

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Rudolf Serkin & New York Philharmonic & Bruno Walter

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, 'Emperor', is a piano concerto by Ludwig van Beethoven, completed in 1809 and published in 1811. The work, rooted in the Classical tradition, features expansive, majestic themes, virtuosic piano writing and a prominent symphonic orchestral role, and it stands as Beethoven's final completed piano concerto, marking a notable point in his middle-to-late-period exploration of form and expressive range.