Piano Concerto No. 1, in C played by Edward Isaacs with Orchestra
Conducted by Gideon Fagan
Although the C major Piano Concerto of Beethoven is known as No. 1, it was actually written after the No. 2, in B flat. It was probably finished in 1798 and given its first performance by the composer at a benefit concert in the spring of 1800. Dedicated to Princess Odescalchi, the concerto is a graceful work, belonging to the period when Beethoven was under the influence of Haydn.