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Piano Concertos Nos. 4 and 5 (Emperor): With Orchestral Reduction for Second Piano

Piano Concertos Nos. 4 and 5 (Emperor): With Orchestral Reduction for Second Piano

Beethoven, Ludwig Van

Paperback

Series: Dover Classical Piano Music: Four Hands

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ISBN10: 0486284425
ISBN13: 9780486284422
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: May 22 2013
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.94
Height: 0.37 Width: 9.04 Depth: 11.93
Language: English

This volume contains two of Beethoven's most loved and widely performed piano concertos, printed in the traditional format for two pianos: Piano I is the solo part; Piano II, a piano reduction of the orchestral score.
Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58, composed in 1805-06, is one of the great masterpieces of the form, perfectly designed, profoundly poetic. From its striking opening for the solo instrument -- a true innovation for the concerto concept -- through the slow movement's literal conversation between solo and orchestra, the work broke new ground as it reshaped the form. The powerful Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73, called the Emperor for its grandeur, was Beethoven's last piano concerto. Composed in 1809, when the composer was 39, it is counted among the most popular concertos in the repertoire. Grove considers it one of the strongest works conceived by Beethoven, and by far the most symphonic, from the thunderous cadential celebration of the very first bars to the brilliant rondo-finale.

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