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- Symphony No. 5. This song is arguably Beethoven’s most famous and iconic work. it is a distinctive four-note opening motif which encapsulates the struggle and eventual victory of the human spirit against fate.
- Moonlight Sonata. The “Moonlight” nickname was given to this solo piano masterpiece by the German music critic Ludwig Rellstab, who said the peaceful opening movement reminded him of moonlight shining upon Lake Lucerne.
- Für Elise. Für Elise is a piano bagatelle in A minor written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1810. It is one of the most popular and recognizable piano pieces in the world.
- Ode to Joy (Symphony No. 9) Ode to Joy (Symphony No. 9) is a choral symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1824. It is his ninth and final symphony, and it is considered to be one of the greatest symphonies ever written.
The whole concerto shows the difference in sonorities between the orchestra and the piano, paving the way for future composers to show off these skills, like Bartok's Concerto No. 3 (my favorite). Hélène Grimaud and Murray Perahia are my faves. No. 5 This one reminds me of what life could have been like had Beethoven written a Sixth Concerto.
Dec 29, 2020 · In 1806, Beethoven wrote his Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61. In 1807, he took the work that was clearly more pianistic than violinistic and rewrote it for piano as Op. 61a. Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto in D Major, Op. 61a – III. Rondo (Daniel Barenboim, piano; English Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, cond.)
- Ferdinand Küchler: Violin Concerto in D Major in the style of Vivaldi (1937) Length: 6 minutes (3 movements) Positions: Almost entirely 1st position with a tiny bit of third on E string only.
- Oskar Rieding: Violin Concerto in B Minor (1909) Length: 8.5 minutes (3 movements) Positions: 1st position. Important techniques: Full-bow legato, carrot accents, moving second and third finger between high and low positions.
- Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in A Minor RV 356 (pub. 1711) Length: 8 minutes (3 movements) Positions: 1st and 3rd. Important techniques: Bariolage (i.e.
- Friedrich Seitz: Violin Concerto in G Major, Opus 13 (1893) Length: 9 minutes (3 movements) Positions: 1st position. Important techniques: Hooked bowing, double stops, staccato sixteenths, trills.
- Beethoven’s Five (or So) Piano Concertos
- Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1
- Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2
- Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3
- Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4
- Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5
- Recommended Recording
Beethoven’s five piano concertos are all in three movements. Here their similarities end. The wonderful thing about Beethoven – OK, one of many wonderful things – is that he never repeats himself. The earliest of Beethoven’s piano concertos that we generally hear, No. 2, was first drafted in the late 1780s and the last completed in 1809-10, by whic...
The C major concerto, the official No. 1, was a case in point. Beethoven premiered it in 1795 in his first public concert in Vienna, having written the finale only two days earlier. His friend Franz Wegeler recalled him racing against the clock to finish it, handing over the sheets of manuscript page by fresh page to four copyists waiting outside. ...
Of No. 2 in B flat major, Beethoven wrote self-deprecatingly to his publisher: “This concerto I only value at 10 ducats… I do not give it out as one of my best.” Yet if he hadn’t written anymore, we would still love him for this work. Genial, warm, sometimes ridiculously funny – try those off-beat loping rhythms in the finale – the B flat piano con...
If there’s a key in Beethoven associated with high drama, it is C minor: he used it for the Symphony No. 5, the ‘Pathétique’ Sonata, much later his last piano sonata, Op. 111, and the Piano Concerto No. 3. This was written as the 19th century was taking wing; its first performance, given by the composer himself, was on 5 April 1803. Only six months...
In the Piano Concerto No. 4in G major, Beethoven inhabits new worlds that are both brave and breathtaking. It is brave, for a start, to begin a concerto with the soloist playing alone, very quietly. The piano’s initial phrase – a soft G major chord that pulses, then expands towards a questioning cadence – poses a challenge to the orchestra, which r...
The last concerto, subtitled the ‘Emperor’, is in Beethoven’s old favorite key of E flat major, and it lives up to its nickname in terms of grandeur, poise, and scale of conception. This is the only one of Beethoven’s piano concertos that the composer did not perform himself: by the time of its premiere in January 1811, his hearing loss was making ...
Krystian Zimerman and Sir Simon Rattle’s landmark recording of Beethoven’s Complete Piano Concertos with the London Symphony Orchestra was a major highlight of the celebrations to mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. Their outstanding performances, streamed on DG Stage from LSO St Luke’s and recorded live by Deutsche Grammophon in Decem...
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Dec 12, 2023 · Triple Concerto. This is my candidate for one of the two most unjustly neglected compositions by Beethoven. He wrote it for friends, so the piano part – to be played by Archduke Rudolf – is not complex. The cello has the most demanding part, because it was played by a professional. The slow movement has a deep beauty to it.
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Mar 11, 2013 · One feature of the Piano Concertos no.1, 2 and 3 immediately strikes even the most casual listener. They all begin with a lengthy orchestral introduction, before the piano enters – and when it does it is always solo and with a new theme (in the Third, a set of scales). Beethoven has grabbed your attention from the start. Piano Concerto no.4
