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Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

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The Piano Concerto: A Spiritual Exercise

The opening is an invitation to the orchestra. What Beethoven has had the orchestra enter with is a B major chord. The combination of the invitation from the piano and the surprise but also surprisingly soft entry of the orchestra makes this entire opening feel more like a spiritual exercise than a bravura piano concerto.

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