Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 19 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Piano Concerto No. 2 |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven, composer |
| Opus | Op.19 |
| Instrumentation | piano and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | B flat major |
| Composed | 1787 |
| First published | 1801 |
| Dedication | Carl Nickl, Edler von Nickelsberg |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1680 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro con brio | — | B flat major | — |
| Adagio | — | E flat major | — |
| Rondo. Molto allegro | — | B flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and piano | Vinzenz Lachner |
| View | Complete | 2 pianos | Theodor Kullak |
| View | Complete | 2 pianos | Adolf Ruthardt |
| View | Complete | 2 pianos | Willi Thern Louis Thern |
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | August Gottfried Ritter |
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich |
| View | Cadenzas | — | — |
| View | Cadenzas | — | Ralph Bernardy |
| View | Cadenzas | — | Mario Quiroz Alcántara |
| View | Cadenzas | — | Carl Reinecke |
| View | Cadenzas | — | Anton Rubinstein |
| View | Cadenzas | — | Bernhard Stavenhagen |
| View | Cadenzas | — | Gino Tagliapietra |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Orquestra Sinfônica Municipal de São Paulo (orchestra) | Nelson Freire, piano João de Sousa Lima, conductor |
1. Allegro con brio 2. Adagio 3. Rondo (incomplete) |
| View | Columbia Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Glenn Gould, conductor Leonard Bernstein, conductor |
Complete Recording |
| View | Symphony of the Air (orchestra) | Arthur Rubinstein, piano Josef Krips, conductor |
1. Allegro con brio 2. Adagio 3. Rondo. Molto allegro |
| View | Philadelphia Orchestra (orchestra) | Rudolf Serkin, piano Eugene Ormandy, conductor |
1. Allegro con brio 2. Adagio 3. Rondo |
| View | London Philharmonic (orchestra) | Artur Schnabel, piano Malcolm Sargent, conductor |
1. Allegro con brio 2. Adagio 3. Rondo (Molto allegro) |
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