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A masterpiece that would catapult the composer to greatness

Ludwig van Beethoven's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.5 in E-flat Major, Op.73 (the "Emperor") is paired with his "Triple" Concerto for Piano, Violin, Violoncello and Orchestra in C Major, Op.56. The recordings by George Szell's Cleveland Orchestra and Eugene Ormandy's Philadelphia Orchestra feature pianists Leon Fleisher and Eugene Istomin, violinist Isaac Stern, and cellist Leonard Rose.

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