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call movements and there is lots of life and energy in
all three movements.
At the first performance of this concerto in 1795 he
was the soloist. He used it to introduce himself to the
Viennese public. The form of an 18th century concerto
was a fast movement followed by a slow movement
followed by another fast movement. Beethoven used
this form for his first piano concerto.
It is a very, very popular concerto and is performed
many times every year in various concert halls in
Britain and Europe. Every concert pianist will have this
concerto amongst the list of concertos they play
owing to its great popularity. Below you will see a
website where you can hear the first concerto.
www.chamberorchestraofthetriangle.org/beethoven-piano-concerto-no1
This completes Lesson 39.
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