Piano Concertos Nos. 4 and 5 ("Emperor") and other Continental specialties

and other Continental specialties

grindstones

finding perhaps its clearest expression in the decorative

physical approach

From Stephen Foster and Scott Joplin to George Gershwin and Aaron Copland

Piano Concertos Nos. 4 and 5 ("Emperor") and other Continental specialtiesThis volume contains two of Beethoven's most loved and widely performed piano concertos, printed in the traditional format for two pianos: Piano I is the solo part; Piano II, a piano reduction of the orchestral score. Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58, composed in 180506, is one of the great masterpieces of the form, perfectly designed, profoundly poetic. From its striking opening for the solo instrument a true innovation for the concerto concept