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
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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
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert (conductor) and Ching-Yun Hu (piano) | 1. Allegro con brio 2. Largo 3. Rondo. Allegro |
| view | — | 1. Allegro con brio 2. Largo 3. Rondo. Allegro |
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| view | Symphony of the Air (orchestra) | Arthur Rubinstein (piano) and Josef Krips (conductor) | 1. Allegro con brio 2. Largo 3. Rondo. Allegro scherzando |
| view | Philadelphia Orchestra (orchestra) | Rudolf Serkin (piano) and Eugene Ormandy (conductor) | 1. Allegro con brio 2. Largo 3. Rondo. Allegro scherzando |
| view | London Philharmonic (orchestra) | Artur Schnabel (piano) and Malcolm Sargent (conductor) | 1. Allegro con brio 2. Largo 3. Rondo. Allegro |
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