Beethoven: Piano Variations

Beethoven: Piano Variations

Beethoven: Piano Variations
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Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: John Ogdon
Performer: Emil Gilels
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2004-08-10
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Thema
  2. Variation I
  3. Variation II
  4. Variation III
  5. Variation IV
  6. Variation V
  7. Variation VI. Allegro, Alla Marcia
  8. Variation VII. (Allegro) - Adagio - Allegro
  9. Thema, Allegretto
  10. Variation I
  11. Variation II
  12. Variation III
  13. Variation IV
  14. Variation V
  15. Variation VI
  16. Variation VII
  17. Variation VIII
  18. Variation IX
  19. Variation X
  20. Variation XI
  21. Variation XII
  22. Variation XIII
  23. Variation XIV. Allegretto - Adagio
  24. Variation XV
  25. Variation XVI
  26. Variation XVII
  27. Variation XVIII
  28. Variation XIX
  29. Variation XX. Scherzando
  30. Variation XXI
  31. Variation XXII
  32. Variation XXIII. Adagio Sostenuto
  33. Variation XXIV. Allegro - Allegro Stringendo - Presto Assai
  34. Thema. Allegretto
  35. Variation I
  36. Variation II
  37. Variation III. Commodetto
  38. Variation IV
  39. Variation V. Risolutio - Arioso. Andante Con Moto
  40. Variation VI. Espressivo
  41. Variation VII. Allegro Con Moto
  42. Variation VIII. Tempo I
  43. Variation IX. Con Spirito - Andantino - Tempo I
  44. Variation X
  45. Variation XI. Allegro
  46. Variation XII. Allegro Non Tanto, Con Grazia - Capriccio. Andante
  47. Variation XIII. Marcia, Vivace
  48. Thema. Allegretto
  49. Variation I
  50. Variation II
  51. Variation III
  52. Variation IV
  53. Variation V
  54. Variation VI
  55. Variation VII
  56. Variation VIII
  57. Variation IX
  58. Variation X
  59. Variation XI
  60. Variation XII. Allegro - Adagio
  61. Thema: (Andantino)
  62. Variation I
  63. Variation II
  64. Variation III
  65. Variation IV
  66. Variation V
  67. Variation VI
Music CD 2
  1. Thema: Tempo Moderato
  2. Variation I
  3. Variation II
  4. Variation III
  5. Variation IV
  6. Variation V
  7. Thema: Allegretto
  8. Variation I
  9. Variation II
  10. Variation III
  11. Variation IV
  12. Variation V
  13. Variation VI
  14. Variation VII
  15. Variation VIII. Allegro - Presto
  16. Thema: Andante Con Moto
  17. Variation I
  18. Variation II
  19. Variation III
  20. Variation IV
  21. Variation V
  22. Variation VI
  23. Variation VII
  24. Variation VIII
  25. Variation IX
  26. Variation X. Allegretto (Alla Austriaca) - Tempo I
  27. Thema: Allegretto
  28. Variation I
  29. Variation II
  30. Variation III
  31. Variation IV
  32. Variation V
  33. Variation VI
  34. Variation VII. Allegro - Allegro Molto
  35. Thema: Andante, Quasi Allegretto
  36. Variation I
  37. Variation II
  38. Variation III
  39. Variation IV
  40. Variation V
  41. Variation VI
  42. Thema: Allegretto
  43. Variation I, II & III
  44. Variation IV & V
  45. Variation VI
  46. Variation VII & VIII
  47. Variation IX, X & XI
  48. Variation XII
  49. Variation XIII & XIV
  50. Variation XV, XVI, XVII & XVIII
  51. Variation XIX, XX, XXI & XXII
  52. Variation XXIII, XXIV & XXV
  53. Variation XXVI & XXVII
  54. Variation XXVIII
  55. Variation XXIX & XXX
  56. Variation XXXI & XXXII
  57. Thema: Allegretto
  58. Variation I
  59. Variation II
  60. Variation III
  61. Variation IV
  62. Variation V
  63. Variation VI
  64. Variation VII
  65. Variation VIII
  66. Variation IX
  67. Variation X
  68. Variation XI
  69. Variation XII
  70. Thema: Allegro Risoluto
  71. Variation I
  72. Variation II
  73. Variation III
  74. Variation IV
  75. Variation V
  76. Variation VI. Presto - Tempo I

Music reviews of Beethoven: Piano Variations

Music Review: Ogdon and Gilels put Beethoven's Variations on display
Rating: 5 Stars

Beethoven's WoO ('werke ohne opus', works without an opus number) numbers scare away a lot of listeners. They say, "Since Beethoven didn't care to give an opus number, he didn't care about it" or "Beethoven thought it was immature or second rate music." However, these are dazzling sets of variations, probably originating from Beethoven's live improvisations and therefore were not conceived to be published works (though most of them were published soon after they were written). Among these variations are some of the most challenging, creative, and wildly ingenious developments of piano technique of the 18th and early 19th centuries, the very same elements that would lay the foundations for Beethoven's 5 great Piano Concerti, his unsurpassed body of 32 piano sonatas, and his use of the piano in chamber music.

And so I disagree with Ms. Gerber's remark that Beethoven didn't take these pieces very seriously or that there are no hidden masterpieces here. Many of the variations are masterpieces in and of themselves! While the Variations WoO 65 and 66 (1790-1792) are clearly simpler and more tradiationally 'Viennese' than the later WoO 78 'God Save the King', WoO 79 'Rule Britannia', and WoO 80 'C minor'(1802-1806), there is quite a feast for your ears in each piece. These virtuosic variations are perfectly suited to the remarkable interprative and technical skills of two great Beethoven performers, John Ogdon and Emil Gilels. [Certainly, If people would venture to name the people who could overcome any technical barrier on the piano, Ogdon's name would be at the top of the list.] While this is mostly Ogdon's time to dazzle us with his fancy fingerwork, Gilels performs the best known of these works, the C minor Variations WoO 80 and the D major 'Turkish March' Variations op. 76 (1809), and also puts on an amazing show. You'll hear cascading scales and arpeggios, octave passages, pedal tones, trills, rapidly repeated notes, fugues, beautiful harmonization and voice leading, all of which come up in Beethoven's sonatas. (For examples, from WoO 79 the second variation foretells the opening of Sonata op. 109; the third variaion of cascading arpeggios is similar to a passage in the last movement of the Waldstein Sonata. Further examples abound, though the drama and form of these variations does not compare to the greatest among the sonatas.)

The EMI producers were wise to put each variation on its own track, just in case your ears want to hear those stunning pyrotechnics or harmonic twist again.

The liner notes are informative and concise though do not attempt, as I have, to portray the importance and ingenuity of these works. With 13 complete sets of Variations in 2 CDs, this disc is a must for a Beethoven collector, lovers of piano music, and will provide many hours of fun and satisfying listening for any music lover. This is a stunning EMI re-issue compilation, which at about 140 minutes, is a bargain. We are also fortunate that EMI has re-issued remasterings of several other great Ogdon recordings (Rachmaninoff piano music, Shostakovich concerti). Get this while you can, and then look for more Ogdon and Beethoven Sonatas.

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