Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto - The Emperor is played in E-flat. This concerto has a soloist of a piano, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets in B-flat, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani in E-flat and B-flat, and strings. It is broken into three major movements, which you can read about below. |
First Movement (Allegerio)Begins with an attention grabbing E-flat from the Piano that sets the theme followed by arpeggios for the soloist. Donald Francis Tovey writes, "The orchestra is not only symphonic, but is enabled by the very necessity of accompanying the solo lightly to produce ethereal orchestral effects that are in quite a different category from anything in the symphonies. On the other hand, the solo part develops the technique of its instrument with a freedom and brilliance for which Beethoven has no leisure in sonatas and chamber music."
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Second Movement
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Third Movement
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Beethoven’s 5th Piano Concerto is noticed as one of the best out of all his five. Before researching I would not have been able to describe what a concerto is. Additionally, reading the history of Vienna Australia during this era, made me realize the freedom that they as a society were striving for, in Beethoven’s concerto. It amazes me that people today still recognize Beethoven for his talent, such as universities and theaters. My point is that Beethoven has remarkable work and his music is still played world wide to this day. I believe Beethoven has achieved his goals as a composer because he brought light to many situations and is still widely known for his symphonies, concertos, sonatas, etc.