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Seven chapters of descriptive material precede over 200 pages of tables with corresponding diagrams and serve as a self-contained introduction

Piano Concertos Nos. 4 and 5 ("Emperor") finding perhaps its clearest expressionThis 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