Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19 - Beethoven Mendelssohn often-played piano pieces from Henle’s

often-played piano pieces from Henle’s programme

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based on the New Bach Edition

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19 - Beethoven Mendelssohn often-played piano pieces from Henle’sLudwig van Beethoven composed his five large piano concertos over a period of twenty five years. The Second Concerto in B flat major is presented here in a piano reduction. The edition, of our customary Urtext quality, is arranged for practical use and based on the Beethoven Complete Edition, for which Beethovens autograph served as the source. He probably wrote down a first version of this concerto as early as 178692, thus before the Piano Concerto