| Piano Concerto in C minor | |
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| No.3 | |
| by Ludwig van Beethoven | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Beethoven_piano_concerto_3_(page_de_garde).png) Title page of the first edition | |
| Opus | 37 |
| Year | 1800 |
| Style | Classical period |
| Dedication | Louis Ferdinand of Prussia |
| Performed | April 5, 1803 Vienna |
| Published | 1804 |
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Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 is always thought to have been composed in 1800, although the year of its composition has been questioned by some contemporary musicologists. It was first performed on 5 April 1803, with the composer as soloist.[1] During that same performance, the Second Symphony and the oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives were also premiered.[2] The composition was published in 1804, and was dedicated to Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia. The first primary theme is reminiscent of that of Mozart's 24th Piano Concerto, also in C minor.
- ^ Platinga, Leon (Summer 1989). "When Did Beethoven Compose His Third Piano Concerto?". The Journal of Musicology. 7 (3): 275–307. doi:10.2307/763602. JSTOR 763602. (subscription required)
- ^ Steinberg, Michael, The Concerto: A Listener's Guide, pp. 59–63, Oxford (1998).