Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 Analysis

Analysis

First Movement: Allegro

(Sonata Form)

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 in Eb Major Op.73 Emperor Analysis 1

INTRODUCTION :

Bar 1: Introduction

ORCHESTRAL EXPOSITION

Bar 11:  Theme 1
Bar 23: Transition
Bar 41: Theme 2A
Bar 49: Theme 2B
Bar 57: Transition
Bar 78: Theme 3
Bar 86: Transition
Bar 97: Closing Theme

SOLO EXPOSITION:

Bar 107: Piano Intro
Bar 111: Theme 1
Bar 115: Transition
Bar 151: Theme 2A
Bar 159: Theme 2B
Bar 167: Transition
Bar 184: Theme 3A
Bar 195: Theme 3B
Bar 203: Transition
Bar 221: Closing Theme
Bar 227: Transition (Theme 1)
Bar 242: Theme 3
Bar 254: Closing Theme

DEVELOMPENT

Bar 264: Introduction
Bar 276: Section 1
Bar 292: Section 2
Bar 304: Section 3
Bar 333: Section 4 (Closing Theme)

RECAPTIULATION

Bar 362: Intro
Bar 372: Theme 1
Bar 382: (Based on Theme 1)
Bar 384: (Echo of previous bars)
Bar 393: Transition
Bar 408: Theme 2A
Bar 416: Theme 2B
Bar 424: Transition
Bar 441: Theme 3A
Bar 452: Theme 3B
Bar 460: Transition
Bar 478: Closing Theme

CODA

Bar 496: (Based on Theme 1)
Bar 508: Theme 2A
Bar 516: Theme 2B

Second Movement: Adagio un poco moto

(Theme and Variations)

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 in Eb Major Op.73 Emperor Analysis 2

Bar 1 – THEME
Bar 16 – Variation 1
Bar 35 – Variation 2
Bar 45 – Variation 3
Bar 60 – Variation 4
Bar 80 -Transition

Third Movement: Allegro, ma non troppo

(Rondo)

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 in Eb Major Op.73 Emperor Analysis 3

Bar 1 – A (Theme 1)
Bar 42 – Bridge 1
Bar 49 – Bridge 2
Bar 72 – B (Theme 2)
Bar 78 – Bridge 3
Bar 94 – A (Theme 1)
Bar 108 – C1 (contains 5 parts)
Bar 138 – C2
Bar 162 – C3
Bar 189 – C4
Bar 212 – C5
Bar 246 – A (Theme 1)
Bar 287 – Bridge 1
Bar 294 – Bridge 2
Bar 319 – B (Theme 2)
Bar 325 – Bridge 2
Bar 357 – CODA
Bar 419 – FINALE

 

Accompaniment

Orchestral Accompaniment of Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5, tempo matched to Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Cleveland Orchestra

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