Emperor

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"Emperor" is the popular nickname of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, renowned for its grand, heroic character and virtuosic piano writing.

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instanceOf musical work nickname
appliedToMovementCount three-movement concerto
appliesToForm concerto in sonata-related forms
appliesToKey E-flat major
associatedWithComposer Ludwig van Beethoven
associatedWithGenre piano concerto
associatedWithInstrumentation piano and orchestra
associatedWithOpening solo piano flourishes with orchestral chords
associatedWithOpusNumber Op. 73
associatedWithPeriod Classical-Romantic transition
associatedWithVirtuosityIn piano writing
connotation heroic style
imperial
large scale
hasCharacter grand
heroic
majestic
languageOfNickname English
nicknameOrigin not given by Beethoven himself
refersTo Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73
refersToWorkNumberInComposerOutput fifth piano concerto
status one of the most frequently performed piano concertos
usedBy concert programmers
music critics
record labels
usedIn classical music marketing
concert programs
record titles

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