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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”

Ludwig van Beethoven1809Op. 73
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor” by Ludwig van Beethoven, Concerto, composed 1809. 920 recordings in this catalogue, from 1932 to 2023. Scored for Piano.

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Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra · 57 recordings

Vienna Philharmonic

Orchestra · 47 recordings

Rudolf Serkin

Soloist · 41 recordings

Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra · 39 recordings

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Soloist · 39 recordings

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 33 recordings

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Orchestra · 33 recordings

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 30 recordings

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  1. Barry Wordsworth, Cappella Istropolitana, Stefan Vladar

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 1988 · on 15 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings

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  2. Karl Böhm, Vienna Philharmonic, Maurizio Pollini

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 1978 · on 14 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings

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  3. Ferdinand Leitner, Berlin Philharmonic, Wilhelm Kempff

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 1961 · on 11 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings

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  4. George Szell, Eugene Ormandy, Cleveland Orchestra and 2 more

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 1961 · on 8 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 2 catalogue recordings

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  5. Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic, Maurizio Pollini

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 1993 · on 8 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings

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Recordings (920 of 920)

Conductor
Bruno Walter21Daniel Barenboim21Bernard Haitink20Vladimir Ashkenazy20Zubin Mehta20Libor Pešek19Colin Davis18George Szell17Alceo Galliera16Ferdinand Leitner16Seiji Ozawa16Karl Böhm15
Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra57Vienna Philharmonic47Berlin Philharmonic39London Symphony Orchestra33Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden33Chicago Symphony Orchestra30New York Philharmonic26Boston Symphony Orchestra25Royal Philharmonic Orchestra25BBC Symphony Orchestra16Cleveland Orchestra16Slovak Philharmonic16
Label
Deutsche Grammophon83Decca Classics77Sony Classical63Decca Records59EMI Classics59Warner Classics59Philips34RCA Red Seal30EMI26Brilliant Classics24Philips Classics22BBC Legends18
Decade
1930s151940s231950s911960s991970s641980s531990s372000s592010s702020s18
Credited instrument
Piano724Fortepiano11

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

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Recording / performers
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E flat major op.73 "The Emperor: III. Rondo AllegroSerge Baudo, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Homero Francesch
11:24
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo. AllegroRichard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Cristina Ortiz
10:20
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: I. AllegroZubin Mehta, Vienna Symphony, Alfred Brendel
2:45
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”Alceo Galliera, Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Gieseking
5:25
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: III. Rondo allegroJonel Perlea, Bamberg Symphony, Guiomar Novaes
10:40
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat, op. 73 (Emperor): II.Rudolf Kempe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Firkušný
7:30
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mossoAndré Previn, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Emanuel Ax
7:24
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: I. AllegroJonel Perlea, Bamberg Symphony, Guiomar Novaes
20:54
Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat "Emperor" (Adagio un poco mosso)Alfred Brendel
8:34
Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat "Emperor" (Allegro moderato)Alfred Brendel
20:07
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat, op. 73 “Emperor”: III. Rondo: Allegro (excerpt)Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Serkin
3:11
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" (3rd MVT)André Previn, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Emanuel Ax
10:09
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"Colin Davis, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Claudio Arrau
8:18
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 "Emperor" (Mvt. III)Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Anton Kuerti
10:18
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra N° 5 "Emperor" in E-flat major, op. 73: Adagio un poco mossoBruno Walter, Walter Gieseking
6:12
Concerto for Piano No. 5 in E flat Major "The Emperor" Op. 73: Adagio un poco mossoAnton Nanut, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Dubravka Tomšič Srebotnjak
7:38
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: I. AllegroFerdinand Leitner, Philharmonia Orchestra, Bruno Leonardo Gelber
20:28
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mossoFerdinand Leitner, Philharmonia Orchestra, Bruno Leonardo Gelber
8:10
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: III. Rondo. AllegroFerdinand Leitner, Philharmonia Orchestra, Bruno Leonardo Gelber
10:17
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat "Emperor": 2nd MovementRudolf Kempe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Firkušný
7:52

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