Composition: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Piano Concerto No. 1 |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.15 |
| Instrumentation | piano and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | C major |
| Composed | 1798 |
| First published | 1801 |
| Dedication | Anna Luise Barbara Fürstin Odescalchi, geb. Gräfin von Keglevics |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 2040 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos, Cadenzas |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro con brio | — | C major | — |
| Largo | — | A flat major | — |
| Rondo. Allegro | — | C major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and piano | Vinzenz Lachner |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Aleksandr Goldenweiser |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | August Horn |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Adolf Ruthardt |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Willi Thern and Louis Thern |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Friedrich Brissler |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Largo | piano | Carl Reinecke |
| view | Cadenzas | — | — |
| view | Cadenzas | — | Ferruccio Busoni |
| view | Cadenzas | — | Jeff Manookian |
| view | Cadenzas | — | Ignaz Moscheles |
| view | Cadenzas | — | Carl Reinecke |
| view | Cadenzas | — | Anton Rubinstein |
| view | Cadenzas | — | Hakan Ali Toker |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1800 | 1. Allegro con brio · view 2. Largo · view 3. Rondo. Allegro · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1862 | Complete Score · view 1. Allegro con brio · view 2. Largo · view 3. Rondo. Allegro · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1862 | Complete Score · view 1. Allegro con brio · view 2. Largo · view 3. Rondo. Allegro · view |
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | — | Complete Part (with orchestral cues) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (in C) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (in C, E) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (in C) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos / Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Violas (with bar numbers) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Trumpet 1 (in B, transposed) · view Trumpet 2 (in B, transposed) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and piano |
Cotta | 1881 | Covers, Preface, Ads (color) · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view Double Bass · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Muzgiz | 1937 | 1. Allegro con brio · view 2. Largo · view 3. Rondo. Allegro · view 2 Cadenzas to the 1st movement · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1917 | 2. Largo, 3. Rondo. Allegro · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view 1. Allegro con brio · view 2. Largo · view 3. Rondo. Allegro · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Cover, Title Page, Contents · view |
| view | Largo | Arrangement for piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cadenzas | Arrangement | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Composer's Cadenzas · view |
| view | Cadenzas | Arrangement |
Heinrichshofen's Verlag | — | Cadenza to the first movement (BV B 2/1) · view |
| view | Cadenzas | Arrangement |
— | — | Complete Cadenzas (1st, 3rd movements) · view |
| view | Cadenzas | Arrangement |
Bartholf Senff | — | Complete cadenzas (1st, 3rd movements) · view |
| view | Cadenzas | Arrangement |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cadenzas | Arrangement |
Schott | 1862 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cadenzas | Arrangement |
— | — | 1. Allegro con brio - Cadenza · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert (conductor) and Ching-Yun Hu (piano) | 1. Allegro con brio · file 2. Largo · file 3. Rondo. Allegro · file |
| view | — | 1. Allegro con brio · file 2. Largo · file 3. Rondo. Allegro · file |
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| view | Symphony of the Air (orchestra) | Arthur Rubinstein (piano) and Josef Krips (conductor) | 1. Allegro con brio · file 2. Largo · file 3. Rondo. Allegro scherzando · file |
| view | Philadelphia Orchestra (orchestra) | Rudolf Serkin (piano) and Eugene Ormandy (conductor) | 1. Allegro con brio · file 2. Largo · file 3. Rondo. Allegro scherzando · file |
| view | London Philharmonic (orchestra) | Artur Schnabel (piano) and Malcolm Sargent (conductor) | 1. Allegro con brio · file 2. Largo · file 3. Rondo. Allegro · file |
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