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Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

180038 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 (1800) in three parts: Allegro con brio (sonata form), Largo (sonata form) and Rondo: Allegro (rondo).

Recording: Daniel Barenboim (piano), Staatskapelle Berlin, Zubin Mehta

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AnalysisComments
  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Sonata form
  3. III: · Rondo
I Sonata form1:30–19:48

The orchestra plays the first : a stark C minor in the strings, then a lyrical , played by the clarinet and first violins in E-flat major. The piano enters with rising scales just before the second , where the is heard again. The follows, mostly quiet, and then the . Beethoven's stormy , a showpiece, fades into trills, and the to C minor and ends on a resolute C.

  1. 1:
IISonata form20:18–29:37
III: Rondo29:51–39:31

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

At a glance

  1. I. Allegro con brioSonata form · 18 min · 543 bars
  2. II. LargoSonata form · 9 min · 90 bars · sixteenth note ≈ 64 bpm
  3. III. Rondo: AllegroRondo · 10 min · 494 bars

Instruments: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Timpani, Piano, Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Double bass

Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37, II. Largo: first page of the score
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Questions

How long is Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37?
About 38 min in this recording, in 3 movements: I 18 min, II 9 min and III 10 min.
What form are its movements in?
I: sonata form, II: sonata form and III: rondo.
Which instruments play in Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37?
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Timpani, Piano, Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello and Double bass.
How fast is it played?
In this recording, measured from the score: II sixteenth note ≈ 64 bpm.
Is there a score of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37?
Yes, of II.

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Ludwig van BeethovenConcertosClassical periodC minorSonata formRondo

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