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Title: Complete Early Variations
Artist: Beethoven / Commellato
Label: Brilliant Classics
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5028421954257
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2018-02-23
Number of Discs: 3
Additional Details: 3 PACK
An unrivalled compendium on disc of the Beethoven's compositional laboratory, full of experiments that would be refined throughout his career to create the piano's 'New Testament' of 32 sonatas. Under the title of 'early variations', Alessandro Commellato has brought together all those theme with variation sets for solo and four hands piano that were not included in the main catalogue of Beethoven's compositions. In fact not all of them are early: the imposing C minor 32 Variations WoO80 are the best-known work here, composed as late as 1806, and the sets on Rule Britannia and God save the King were written a year or two earlier, and perhaps not only for commercially expedient reasons, given Beethoven's admiration for the British resistance to the proclamation of the French Empire. More common, however, are the variation sets where Beethoven was establishing his voice and refining his technique by exercising his imagination on melodies from popular marches and operas by Grétry, Paisiello and Mozart. The composer used these works to curry favour with patrons such as Prince Lichnowsky; even on occasion as dedicatory gifts in order to make amends for his notoriously obstreperous behaviour, such as the variations on a Dittersdorf arietta, 'Es war einmal' (Once upon a time) which he gave in the summer of 1792 to Eleonore von Breuning, daughter of Maria Helena, who had welcomed the young wayward artist into her home. Alessandro Commellato uses an 1823 fortepiano by Joseph Böhm, a Viennese piano-maker whose instruments were known to Beethoven, bestowing on this recording an unusual degree of authenticity. He is a specialist in historically informed performances of Viennese Classicism: previous discs for Brilliant Classics include music by Beethoven's pupils such as the cello sonatas of Ferdinand Ries and piano concertos by Johann Nepomuk Hummel.
Tracks:
1.1 32 Variations in C minor on An Original Theme Woo80
1.2 5 Variations in D on Rule Brittania Woo79
1.3 7 Variations in D on God Save the King Woo78
1.4 6 Easy Variations in G on An Original Theme Woo77
1.5 8 Variations in F from Süssmayr's Theme 'Tändeln Und Scherzen'
1.6 7 Variations in F from Winter's Opera 'Das Unterbrochene Opferfest' Woo75
1.7 6 Variations in D on 'Ich Denke Dein' for Piano Four Hands Woo 74
1.8 10 Variations in B Flat on Salieri's Air 'La Stressa la Stessissima' Woo73
1.9 8 Variations in C on Grétry's Air 'Une Fièvre Brûlante' Woo72
1.10 12 Variations in a Russian Dance from Wranitsky's Ballet 'Das Waldmachen' Woo71
1.11 6 Variations in G on Paisello's Air 'Nel Cor Più Non Mi Sento' Woo70
1.12 9 Variations in a on Paisello's Air 'Quant'e' Più Bello' Woo69
1.13 12 Variations in C on 'Menuet À la Viganò' from Haibel's Ballet 'Le Nozze Disturbate' Woo68
1.14 8 Variations in C on on a Theme By Count Waldstein for Piano Four Hands Woo67
1.15 13 Variations in a on Dittersdorf's Air 'Es War Einmal Ein Alter Mann' Woo66
1.16 24 Variations in D on Righini's Air 'Venni Amore' Woo65
1.17 6 Easy Variations in F on a Swiss Air Woo64
1.18 9 Variations in C minor on a March By Dressler Woo63
Audio Sample:
All soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. For some releases, the tracks listed may not accurately represent the tracks on the physical release.
Artist: Beethoven / Commellato
Label: Brilliant Classics
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5028421954257
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2018-02-23
Number of Discs: 3
Additional Details: 3 PACK
An unrivalled compendium on disc of the Beethoven's compositional laboratory, full of experiments that would be refined throughout his career to create the piano's 'New Testament' of 32 sonatas. Under the title of 'early variations', Alessandro Commellato has brought together all those theme with variation sets for solo and four hands piano that were not included in the main catalogue of Beethoven's compositions. In fact not all of them are early: the imposing C minor 32 Variations WoO80 are the best-known work here, composed as late as 1806, and the sets on Rule Britannia and God save the King were written a year or two earlier, and perhaps not only for commercially expedient reasons, given Beethoven's admiration for the British resistance to the proclamation of the French Empire. More common, however, are the variation sets where Beethoven was establishing his voice and refining his technique by exercising his imagination on melodies from popular marches and operas by Grétry, Paisiello and Mozart. The composer used these works to curry favour with patrons such as Prince Lichnowsky; even on occasion as dedicatory gifts in order to make amends for his notoriously obstreperous behaviour, such as the variations on a Dittersdorf arietta, 'Es war einmal' (Once upon a time) which he gave in the summer of 1792 to Eleonore von Breuning, daughter of Maria Helena, who had welcomed the young wayward artist into her home. Alessandro Commellato uses an 1823 fortepiano by Joseph Böhm, a Viennese piano-maker whose instruments were known to Beethoven, bestowing on this recording an unusual degree of authenticity. He is a specialist in historically informed performances of Viennese Classicism: previous discs for Brilliant Classics include music by Beethoven's pupils such as the cello sonatas of Ferdinand Ries and piano concertos by Johann Nepomuk Hummel.
Tracks:
1.1 32 Variations in C minor on An Original Theme Woo80
1.2 5 Variations in D on Rule Brittania Woo79
1.3 7 Variations in D on God Save the King Woo78
1.4 6 Easy Variations in G on An Original Theme Woo77
1.5 8 Variations in F from Süssmayr's Theme 'Tändeln Und Scherzen'
1.6 7 Variations in F from Winter's Opera 'Das Unterbrochene Opferfest' Woo75
1.7 6 Variations in D on 'Ich Denke Dein' for Piano Four Hands Woo 74
1.8 10 Variations in B Flat on Salieri's Air 'La Stressa la Stessissima' Woo73
1.9 8 Variations in C on Grétry's Air 'Une Fièvre Brûlante' Woo72
1.10 12 Variations in a Russian Dance from Wranitsky's Ballet 'Das Waldmachen' Woo71
1.11 6 Variations in G on Paisello's Air 'Nel Cor Più Non Mi Sento' Woo70
1.12 9 Variations in a on Paisello's Air 'Quant'e' Più Bello' Woo69
1.13 12 Variations in C on 'Menuet À la Viganò' from Haibel's Ballet 'Le Nozze Disturbate' Woo68
1.14 8 Variations in C on on a Theme By Count Waldstein for Piano Four Hands Woo67
1.15 13 Variations in a on Dittersdorf's Air 'Es War Einmal Ein Alter Mann' Woo66
1.16 24 Variations in D on Righini's Air 'Venni Amore' Woo65
1.17 6 Easy Variations in F on a Swiss Air Woo64
1.18 9 Variations in C minor on a March By Dressler Woo63
Audio Sample:
All soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. For some releases, the tracks listed may not accurately represent the tracks on the physical release.
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