Emperor Concerto

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Emperor Concerto is the popular name for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, renowned for its grandeur, virtuosity, and heroic character.

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Emperor Concerto canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
piano concerto ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 ⓘ
Klavierkonzert Nr. 5 Es-Dur, Op. 73 ⓘ
approximateCompositionYears 1809–1811 ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 73 ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
compositionPeriod middle period of Beethoven ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1809 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Archduke Rudolf of Austria ⓘ
era early 19th century ⓘ
firstMovementTitle Allegro ⓘ
genre concerto ⓘ
influencedBy Napoleonic Wars era context ⓘ
instrumentation piano and orchestra ⓘ
key E-flat major ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
movementCount 3 ⓘ
notableFeature continuous transition from second to third movement ⓘ
numberInSeries 5 ⓘ
openingFeature solo piano flourishes with orchestral chords ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 73 ⓘ
orchestration 2 bassoons ⓘ
2 clarinets ⓘ
2 flutes ⓘ
2 horns ⓘ
2 oboes ⓘ
2 trumpets ⓘ
solo piano ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
partOf Beethoven piano concertos ⓘ
period Classical ⓘ
placeInComposerOutput last completed piano concerto by Beethoven ⓘ
popularName Emperor Concerto ⓘ
premiereCountry Germany ⓘ
premiereLocation Leipzig ⓘ
premiereVenue Gewandhaus, Leipzig ⓘ
premiereYear 1811 ⓘ
secondMovementTitle Adagio un poco mosso ⓘ
standardRepertoire piano concerto repertoire ⓘ
styleCharacteristic grandeur ⓘ
heroic character ⓘ
virtuosity ⓘ
thirdMovementTitle Rondo: Allegro ⓘ
title Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration about 38–40 minutes ⓘ

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