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Bagatelles & Variations

$18.99

Details

Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
Artist
Michael Korstick
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Aug 01, 2025
Catalog #
555564-2
UPC
761203556427

About

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.

Tracklist 22 tracks

  1. 1 32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80 10:12
    Track
    1
    Title
    32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80
    Duration
    10:12
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  2. 2 No. 1 in E-Flat Major 03:29
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 1 in E-Flat Major
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  3. 3 No. 2 in C Major 02:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2 in C Major
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  4. 4 No. 3 in F Major 02:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 3 in F Major
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  5. 5 No. 4 in A Major 03:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 4 in A Major
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  6. 6 No. 5 in C Major 02:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 5 in C Major
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  7. 7 No. 6 in D Major 02:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 6 in D Major
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  8. 8 No. 7 in A-Flat Major 01:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 7 in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  9. 9 Allegretto in C Minor, WoO 53 04:01
    Track
    9
    Title
    Allegretto in C Minor, WoO 53
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  10. 10 6 Variations on an Original Theme in D Major, Op. 76 05:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    6 Variations on an Original Theme in D Major, Op. 76
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  11. 11 No. 1 in G Minor 02:33
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1 in G Minor
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  12. 12 No. 2 in C Major 01:20
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2 in C Major
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  13. 13 No. 3 in D Major 01:23
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 3 in D Major
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  14. 14 No. 4 in A Major 02:12
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 4 in A Major
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  15. 15 No. 5 in C Minor 01:07
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 5 in C Minor
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  16. 16 No. 6 in G Major 01:49
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 6 in G Major
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  17. 17 No. 7 in C Major 00:53
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 7 in C Major
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  18. 18 No. 8 in C Major 01:48
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 8 in C Major
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  19. 19 No. 9 in A Minor 00:48
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 9 in A Minor
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  20. 20 No. 10 in A Major 00:14
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 10 in A Major
    Duration
    00:14
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  21. 21 No. 11 in B-Flat Major 02:05
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 11 in B-Flat Major
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick
  22. 22 24 Variations on Righini's Arietta Venni amore in D Major, WoO 65 21:06
    Track
    22
    Title
    24 Variations on Righini's Arietta Venni amore in D Major, WoO 65
    Duration
    21:06
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Michael Korstick