Piano Concerto No.5, Op.73 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

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Performer Pages Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano)
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Performers Sinfonia of Leeds, David Greed (conductor)
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Misc. Notes Recorded at the Clothworkers' Centenary Concert Hall (Leeds University) on April 2nd 2006. Peter Hill (sound engineer)
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Performer Pages DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
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Performers Ursula Oppens, piano
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Performer Pages Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
Rudolf Firkušný (piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra)
Publisher Info. Selection du Reader’s Digest “Trésors de la musique” - enregistrement original, 1964.
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Performer Pages Lélia Gousseau (piano)
Orchestre national de France (orchestra)
Manuel Rosenthal (conductor)
Publisher Info. Histoire de musique, Disc 5, sides 1-2
Paris: Disques Deva, ca.1960.
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Performer Pages Arthur Rubinstein (piano)
Symphony of the Air (orchestra)
Josef Krips (conductor)
Publisher Info. RCA Victor Red Seal, 1958. LSC 2124.
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Performer Pages Robert Casadesus (piano)
New York Philharmonic (orchestra)
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor)
Publisher Info. London: Philips, 1955. A 00.215.
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Performer Pages Rudolf Serkin (piano)
Philadelphia Orchestra (orchestra)
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
Publisher Info. Columbia Masterworks, 1951. ML 4373.
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Performer Pages Artur Schnabel (piano)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
Frederick Stock (conductor)
Publisher Info. New York: RCA Victor, No.074616-074625, 1942. DM 989.
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Misc. Notes Recorded July 22, 1942. Digital transfer by F. Reeder, from archive.org
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Performer Pages Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano)
London Philharmonic (orchestra)
George Szell (conductor)
Publisher Info. New York: RCA Victor, No.058958-058967, 1938. DM 761.
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1809.
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms.autogr. Beethoven, L. v. 15
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Resnek (2006/8/7)

Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 9, Nr.69
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1862]. Plate B.69.
Reprinted Complete Piano Concertos in Full Score
New York: Dover Publications, 1984.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d.(ca.1870). Plate 5250.
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Editor Wilhelm Altmann (1862-1951)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, No.706, n.d.(ca.1930). Plate E.E. 3806.
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Editor Sieghard Brandenburg (1938-2015)
Ernst Herttrich (b. 1942)
Hans-Werner Küthen (b. 1938)
Publisher. Info. Beethoven Werke, Abteilung III, Band 3 [III/3] (pp.88-189)
Munich: G. Henle Verlag, 1996. Plate HN 4092.
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Piano Solo

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Editor Eugen d' Albert (1864-1932)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1900. Plate V. A. 1374.
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Editor Thomas Dunhill (1877-1946)
Publisher. Info. London: Augener, No.7998e, 1920. Plate 15314.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate Orch.-B. 406.
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Editor Hans-Werner Küthen (b. 1938)
Publisher. Info. Breitkopf & Härtels Orchester-Bibliothek, No.14630
Munich: Breitkopf & Härtels, 1996. Plate 4630.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Piano and String Quintet (Lachner)

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Arranger Vinzenz Lachner (1811-1893)
Editor Sigmund Lebert (1821-1884)
Publisher. Info. Stuttgart: J.G. Cotta, 1881. Plate 57.
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Arranger Eugen d' Albert (1864-1932)
Ludwig Klee (1846-1920)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1927. Plate 27534.
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Arranger Aleksandr Goldenweiser (1875-1961)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, 1976. Plate 9178.
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Arranger Franz Kullak (1844-1913)
Translator Theodore Baker (1851–1934), English text
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1901. Plate 15415.
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Arranger Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Publisher. Info. Stuttgart: J.G. Cotta, n.d.(ca.1881). Plate 60.
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Arranger Max Pauer (1866-1945)
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Arranger Adolf Ruthardt (1849-1934)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.2894e, n.d.(ca.1895). Plate 8329.
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Arranger Friedrich Brissler (1818-1893)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate V.A. 113.
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Arranger Hugo Ulrich (1827-1872)
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Adagio un poco moto (No.2)

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Arranger Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925)
Publisher. Info. The Etude Magazine, Nov. 1921. (pp.738-39)
Philadelphia: Theodore Presser Co., n.d.
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Misc. Notes “The splendid 5th Concerto of Beethoven is too difficult for any but finished artists, but this exquisite fragment from the slow movement as transcribed by Moszkowski makes a charming solo number. Grade 5.”
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For Piano (Pfeiffer)

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Arranger Theodor Pfeiffer (1853-1929)
Publisher. Info. Berühmte Meister des Klavierspiels, No.1
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.
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Work Title Piano Concerto No.5
Alternative. Title Emperor
Name Translations Концерт для фортепиано с оркестром № 5 (Бетховен); Concerto pour piano nº 5 de Beethoven; Piano Concerto No. 5; 第5號鋼琴協奏曲 (貝多芬); Концерт для фортепіано з оркестром № 5 (Бетховен); Concerto para piano n.º 5 (Beethoven); V Klavirski Koncert, Carski (Betoven); Concert per a piano núm. 5; 5. Klavierkonzert; 피아노 협주곡 5번; Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra n. 5; Klaverkoncert nr. 5 (Beethoven); V koncert fortepianowy Beethovena; เปียโนคอนแชร์โตหมายเลข 5; Pianokonsertto nro 5 (Beethoven); Pianoconcert nr. 5; ピアノ協奏曲第5番 (ベートーヴェン); Concierto para piano n.º 5; קונצ'רטו מס' 5 (הקיסר) של בטהובן; 5. zongoraverseny (Beethoven); Keiserkonserten; کنسرتو پیانو شماره ۵ بتهوون; Concertul pentru pian nr. 5; Κονσέρτο για πιάνο Νο.5; Koncertas fortepijonui Nr. 5 (Bethovenas); Konĉerto por piano n-ro 5 de Betoveno; Klavierkonsert no. 5 in E-mol-majeur, op. 73 (Beethoven); Klavírní koncert č. 5
Name Aliases Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73; Emperor Concerto; Piano Concerto in E-flat major; Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Imperatore; Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Concerto, piano, no. 5, op. 73, E♭ major; Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Imperial; Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Emperor; Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Empereur; Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Emperor concerto; Klavierkonzert Nr. 5; Klavierkonzert Es-Dur; Klavierkonzert in Es-Dur; Concierto Emperador; Concierto para piano n.º 5 en mi bemol mayor, Op. 73; Emperador; Pianoconcert nr. 5 (Beethoven); 황제 협주곡; Esz-dúr zongoraverseny
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 179831076; LCCN: n81142208; GND: 30001550X; BNF: 13908245k
Composer Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.73
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ILB 157
Key E-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
  1. Allegro (E major, 581 bars)
  2. Adagio un poco moto* (B major, 82 bars)
  3. Rondo. Allegro, ma non troppo (E major, 431 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1809-10
First Performance. 1811/11/28 in Leipzig, Gewandhaus
Friedrich Schneider (piano), Gewandhaus Orchester,
Johann Philipp Christian Schulz (conductor)
First Publication. 1811 (February) - Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, plate 1613
Dedication Erzherzog Rudolph (1788–1831) (Archduke Rudolph of Austria)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 37 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano, orchestra
InstrDetail
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings
Discography MusicBrainz
Authorities Wikidata
External Links Wikipedia article
All Music Guide
Extra Information *The digitally-available autograph, early copies, and first edition all have "moto" in the second movement's tempo marking. Later editions have "mosso".

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