Beethoven's Quintet Op. 16 was so popular that he himself arranged it for piano and string quartet in 1810, and this version was long more popular than the original wind quintet version.
Composition History
Beethoven's earliest piano concerto, often called "Number Zero", was written when he was 14 years old to showcase his virtuoso piano talent at the Prince Elector's court in Bonn.
Composer Biography
At age 17, Beethoven traveled to Vienna hoping to study with Mozart, but this did not happen; he later counted Haydn and Salieri among his teachers.
Performer Biography
Pianist Markus Becker is a three-time winner of the ECHO-Klassik award and is also noted for his virtuoso jazz improvisations, an unusual skill for a classical pianist.
Compositional Technique
Unlike Mozart's Quintet, Beethoven's Quintet Op. 16 is clearly the work of a pianist, with the piano part conceived from a pianist's perspective and featuring virtuoso improvisations.
Compositional Technique
The original orchestration of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 0 is lost, but indications in the piano reduction suggest an orchestra of two flutes, two horns, and a five-part string section.
Composition History
Beethoven's Quintet Op. 16 was composed for his own concerts in Vienna in 1796, taking Mozart's Quintet in E Flat Major K. 452 for the same instrumentation as its model.
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