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Beethoven: Complete Works For Solo Piano, Vol. 14 / Brautigam
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Beethoven: Complete Works For Solo Piano, Vol. 14 / Brautigam

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Composer
BEETHOVEN, LUDVIG VAN
Artist
Ronald Brautigam
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Jan 08, 2016
Catalog #
BIS-1942
UPC
7318599919423

About

Ludwig van Beethoven’s first printed work was a set of variations, published in 1783 when he was only twelve years old and his final keyboard composition was the massive set of thirty-three variations on a theme by Anton Diabelli, composed almost four decades later. Not counting the several movements in variation form included in the sonatas, his twenty-one sets of piano variations thus trace a line of development in his production, parallel to those formed by the 32 piano sonatas or the 16 string quartets. On this the 14th volume in his acclaimed traversal of Beethoven's keyboard music, Ronald Brautigam performs five sets, composed between 1802 and 1809. In three of these Beethoven uses themes of his own, including the Ruins of Athens Variations, Op.76, nick-named after the play for which Beethoven later wrote incidental music, reusing the martial theme in a 'Turkish march'. The two remaining sets both use English themes Beethoven’s choice of God save the King and Rule Britannia may well reflect his often expressed respect for that country – as well as his interest in the English market for sheet music. As the final part of the programme, Brautigam includes a selection of smaller pieces, most of them of an earlier date than the preceding variations. Some of these are probably student pieces, in particular the Preludes Op.39 and WoO 55 and the Fugue in C major, fruits of the counterpoint exercises Beethoven was assigned by his first teacher, Christian Gottlob Neefe, and by Johann Albrechtsberger. Six dances close a disc that offers many opportunities to glimpse another Beethoven than the composer we all believe we know.

Tracklist 39 tracks

  1. 1 Theme: Adagio 01:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    Theme: Adagio
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  2. 2 Variation 1 01:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    Variation 1
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  3. 3 Variation 2: Allegro ma non troppo 01:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    Variation 2: Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  4. 4 Variation 3: Allegretto 01:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    Variation 3: Allegretto
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  5. 5 Variation 4: Tempo di Menuetto 01:17
    Track
    5
    Title
    Variation 4: Tempo di Menuetto
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  6. 6 Variation 5: Marcia: Allegretto 01:54
    Track
    6
    Title
    Variation 5: Marcia: Allegretto
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  7. 7 Variation 6: Allegretto - Coda: Adagio molto 04:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    Variation 6: Allegretto - Coda: Adagio molto
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  8. 8 Theme 00:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    Theme
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  9. 9 Variation 1 00:43
    Track
    9
    Title
    Variation 1
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  10. 10 Variation 2 00:43
    Track
    10
    Title
    Variation 2
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  11. 11 Variation 3 00:47
    Track
    11
    Title
    Variation 3
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  12. 12 Variation 4 00:48
    Track
    12
    Title
    Variation 4
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  13. 13 Variation 5: Con espressione 01:11
    Track
    13
    Title
    Variation 5: Con espressione
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  14. 14 Variation 6: Allegro, Alla Marcia 00:50
    Track
    14
    Title
    Variation 6: Allegro, Alla Marcia
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  15. 15 Variation 7: (Allegro) - Adagio - Allegro 01:47
    Track
    15
    Title
    Variation 7: (Allegro) - Adagio - Allegro
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  16. 16 Thema: Tempo moderato 00:38
    Track
    16
    Title
    Thema: Tempo moderato
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  17. 17 Variation 1 00:35
    Track
    17
    Title
    Variation 1
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  18. 18 Variation 2 00:34
    Track
    18
    Title
    Variation 2
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  19. 19 Variation 3 00:33
    Track
    19
    Title
    Variation 3
    Duration
    00:33
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  20. 20 Variation 4 00:35
    Track
    20
    Title
    Variation 4
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  21. 21 Variation 5 01:14
    Track
    21
    Title
    Variation 5
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  22. 22 32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80 09:30
    Track
    22
    Title
    32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80
    Duration
    09:30
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  23. 23 Theme: Allegro risoluto 00:37
    Track
    23
    Title
    Theme: Allegro risoluto
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  24. 24 Variation 1 00:37
    Track
    24
    Title
    Variation 1
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  25. 25 Variation 2 00:35
    Track
    25
    Title
    Variation 2
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  26. 26 Variation 3 00:44
    Track
    26
    Title
    Variation 3
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  27. 27 Variation 4 00:43
    Track
    27
    Title
    Variation 4
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  28. 28 Variation 5 00:37
    Track
    28
    Title
    Variation 5
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  29. 29 Variation 6 01:49
    Track
    29
    Title
    Variation 6
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  30. 30 Prelude No. 1 04:31
    Track
    30
    Title
    Prelude No. 1
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  31. 31 Prelude No. 2 02:11
    Track
    31
    Title
    Prelude No. 2
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  32. 32 Fugue in C Major, WoO 215, Hess 64 01:38
    Track
    32
    Title
    Fugue in C Major, WoO 215, Hess 64
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  33. 33 Prelude in F Minor, WoO 55 02:17
    Track
    33
    Title
    Prelude in F Minor, WoO 55
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  34. 34 Menuett in F Major, WoO 217 01:53
    Track
    34
    Title
    Menuett in F Major, WoO 217
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  35. 35 Allemande in A Major, WoO 81 01:31
    Track
    35
    Title
    Allemande in A Major, WoO 81
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  36. 36 Anglaise in D Major, WoO 212, Hess 61 00:39
    Track
    36
    Title
    Anglaise in D Major, WoO 212, Hess 61
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  37. 37 Menuett in E-Flat Major, WoO 82 03:17
    Track
    37
    Title
    Menuett in E-Flat Major, WoO 82
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  38. 38 Waltz in E-Flat Major, WoO 84 02:05
    Track
    38
    Title
    Waltz in E-Flat Major, WoO 84
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
  39. 39 Waltz in D Major, WoO 85 00:35
    Track
    39
    Title
    Waltz in D Major, WoO 85
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam