Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
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Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" is Ludwig van Beethoven’s grand and heroic final piano concerto, renowned for its virtuosic solo part and symphonic scale.
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| Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
concerto
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piano concerto ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Emperor Concerto ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | about 38 to 40 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 73 ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| compositionEnd | 1809 ⓘ |
| compositionStart | 1809 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Archduke Rudolph of Austria
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Archduke Rudolf of Austria
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| genre |
Classical music
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concerto for piano and orchestra ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
composed during the Napoleonic Wars
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written while Vienna was under French occupation in 1809 ⓘ |
| influenced | later Romantic piano concertos ⓘ |
| key | E-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Allegro in E-flat major
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II. Adagio un poco mosso in B major ⓘ III. Rondo: Allegro in E-flat major ⓘ |
| nickname | Emperor ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
integrated soloist and orchestra roles
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symphonic scale ⓘ virtuosic piano writing ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| openingFeature | orchestral chords with solo piano flourishes ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| period | Classical period ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Vienna ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Johann Philipp Christian Schulz ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1811 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Leipzig ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | Friedrich Schneider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel ⓘ |
| reception | considered one of the greatest piano concertos ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
orchestra
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solo piano ⓘ |
| standardRepertoire | core work of the Romantic and Classical piano concerto repertoire ⓘ |
| style | heroic style ⓘ |
| title |
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
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| typicalInstrumentation |
2 bassoons
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2 clarinets ⓘ 2 flutes ⓘ 2 horns ⓘ 2 oboes ⓘ 2 trumpets ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | final piano concerto by Beethoven ⓘ |
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