Piano Concerto in D major (arranged by Beethoven, Op. 61a)

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The Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 61a, is Ludwig van Beethoven’s own transcription of his Violin Concerto into a virtuosic concerto for piano and orchestra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
piano concerto ⓘ
approximateCompositionDate c. 1807 ⓘ
arrangedSoloInstrument piano ⓘ
arranger Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
basedOn Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 ⓘ
belongsToComposerCatalogue works of Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
belongsToMusicalEra early 19th century ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 61a ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
composerNationality German ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
dedicatedTo unknown ⓘ
features orchestral accompaniment ⓘ
virtuosic piano writing ⓘ
firstMovementForm sonata form with cadenza ⓘ
genre concerto ⓘ
hasAlternativeTitle Piano Concerto in D major (after the Violin Concerto) ⓘ
Piano Concerto in D major after the Violin Concerto, Op. 61a ⓘ
hasCadenzaBy Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
hasForm three-movement concerto form ⓘ
hasKeySignature two sharps ⓘ
hasNumberOfMovements 3 ⓘ
hasProminentInstrument piano ⓘ
hasSecondaryForces orchestra ⓘ
isTranscriptionOf Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 ⓘ
key D major ⓘ
languageOfWork none (instrumental) ⓘ
movement I. Allegro ma non troppo ⓘ
II. Larghetto ⓘ
III. Rondo (Allegro) ⓘ
notableFeature composer’s own piano cadenza incorporating timpani ⓘ
opusRelationship arranged from Op. 61 ⓘ
originalInstrumentation violin and orchestra ⓘ
originalSoloInstrument violin ⓘ
originalWorkComposer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
period Classical period ⓘ
placeOfComposition Vienna ⓘ
scoredFor piano and orchestra ⓘ
secondMovementCharacter lyrical ⓘ
sharesThematicMaterialWith Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 ⓘ
style Classical ⓘ
thirdMovementForm rondo ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 40–45 minutes ⓘ
usesOrchestrationSimilarTo Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 ⓘ
workTitleLanguage Italian and English usage ⓘ
workTypeRelationToOriginal solo part rewritten for piano ⓘ

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Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 → hasPianoArrangement → Piano Concerto in D major (arranged by Beethoven, Op. 61a) ⓘ
Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 61a → hasAlternativeTitle → Piano Concerto in D major after the Violin Concerto, Op. 61a ⓘ
linked to: Piano Concerto in D major (arranged by Beethoven, Op. 61a)