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Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

179537 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 (1795) in three parts: Allegro con brio (sonata form), Largo and Rondo. Allegro (rondo).

Recording: Daniel Barenboim (piano), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (2007)

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Follow all 68 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III. · Rondo
I Sonata form1:20–16:52

The orchestra plays a full first: a -like , then a lyrical that turns to E-flat major instead of the expected G major. The piano's first passage then opens the , and there the settles mainly in G major. The opens in E-flat and ends with a rapid octave glissando (a slide along the keys). The is followed by a short orchestral .

  1. : I-a
  2. : I-b
II17:11–28:58
III. Rondo29:16–38:13

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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