Beethoven: The 5 Piano Concertos

As one of the finest pianists of his era and an improviser of genius, Ludwig van Beethoven’s preferred vehicle for musical exploration was the piano. With his five piano concertos composed between 1788 and 1809, he established new model for the Romantic era: a sort of symphony with obbligato piano which was to remain a reference point well into the twentieth century. (BIS)