Beethoven: Piano Concerto, Op. 61a
after the Violin Concerto, Op. 61
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- Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
- Editor: Hans-Werner Küthen
- Fingering: Klaus Schilde
- Instrumentation (this edition): Piano, Piano Reduction
- Originally for: Piano, Orchestra
- Work: Piano Concerto in D Major (after the Violin Concerto), Op. 61a
- ISMN:
- Size: 9.3 x 12.2 inches
- Pages: 78
- Urtext / Critical Edition
Description
Very few musicians are aware of the fact that Beethoven arranged his violin concerto also as a piano concerto. It is only recently that some pianists have discovered this truly rewarding work. Clementi, the London composer and publisher, had heard about the premiere of the violin concerto and probably sensed its potential. He asked Beethoven for a piano version, which was actually also published in 1808, at the same time as the original. Several important cadenzas had been especially composed for it; the one for the first movement is accompanied by the timpani – a unique and original touch!
This edition contains the solo part and orchestral reduction on one system; two copies are needed for performance.
Beethoven: Piano Concerto, Op. 61a
