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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 | Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta & the Staatskapelle Berlin

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The legendary concert for Daniel Barenboim's 70th birthday features one of the greatest classics for pianists: Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3, performed by the Staatskapelle Berlin under the direction of Zubin Mehta, with Daniel Barenboim on piano, of course. The concert took place at the Philharmonie Berlin in 2012. It was started off with “Happy Birthday to you!” (00:00) Entrance (00:35) Happy Birthday! (01:30) Allegro con brio (20:17) Largo (29:50) Rondo: Allegro The Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 is said to have electrified the audience at its premiere on April 5, 1803. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), a well-known piano virtuoso at the time, sat at the piano himself. He had asked his friend Ignaz Xaver von Seyfried to turn the sheet music during the performance. Unlike the orchestral parts, however, he had not yet written down the solo. Apart from a few marks

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