Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor", E Flat Major, Opus 73

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, nicknamed the 'Emperor', is a piano concerto by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1809 and first performed in 1811. The work exemplifies Beethoven's expansive Classical-Romantic style, featuring virtuosic piano writing woven into a robust orchestral fabric and standing as his final completed piano concerto that reflects the structural and dramatic ambitions of his middle period.