Bagatelles & Variations

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Label
CPO
Release Date
August 1, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Ludwig van Beethoven
    • PERFORMER
      Michael Korstick
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 01, 2025
    • UPC
      761203556427
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      555564-2
    • LABEL
      CPO
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Piano
    Works ⌄

    1. 32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    2. No. 1 in E-Flat Major

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    3. No. 2 in C Major

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    4. No. 3 in F Major

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    5. No. 4 in A Major

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    6. No. 5 in C Major

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    7. No. 6 in D Major

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    8. No. 7 in A-Flat Major

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    9. Allegretto in C Minor, WoO 53

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    10. 6 Variations on an Original Theme in D Major, Op. 76

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    11. No. 1 in G Minor

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    12. No. 2 in C Major

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    13. No. 3 in D Major

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    14. No. 4 in A Major

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    15. No. 5 in C Minor

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    16. No. 6 in G Major

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    17. No. 7 in C Major

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    18. No. 8 in C Major

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    19. No. 9 in A Minor

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    20. No. 10 in A Major

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    21. No. 11 in B-Flat Major

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    22. 24 Variations on Righini's Arietta Venni amore in D Major, WoO 65

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Michael Korstick


Around the same time that Michael Korstick caused a sensation with the first and, to date, only recording of all Beethoven piano concertos (555 447-2), these recordings were also made. They shed light on the life of the "Titan" from the opposing perspectives of fashionable accessories and clever miniatures. These two aspects interweave in reverse chronological order: the Variations in C Minor from 1806 serve as the prelude, while the 24 variations on Righini's Venni Amore from 1791 conclude the portrait. In between, musical snapshots of the Bagatelles Op. 33 (1802) and Op. 119 (1822) frame the variations on an original theme, Op. 76 (1809), which would later become the Turkish March. In every piece, from the smallest vignette to the most intricate keyboard trick, the boundless imagination of one who set out to instill fear is at work.