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Complete Variations, Vol. 2: WoO 77 & 80, etc. - Works by Sweelinck, J.S. Bach, Cage, Feldman and Crumb

Cédric Tiberghien
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Freedom within constraint: in praise of variation

After a formidable first volume, Cédric Tiberghien continues his exploration of Beethoven’s corpus of variations. At the heart of this new album are the famous Thirty-two Variations in C minor and their tangy reminiscences of Bach – the Ciaccona from Partita no.2 for violin solo, presented here in Brahms’s masterly transcription. He also takes the opportunity to show us what a certain school of American composers (Crumb, Cage, Feldman) has made of this tradition of variation form.

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CD 1Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)Complete Variations for Piano, Vol. 2 32 Variations WoO 80 C minor / Do mineur / c-Moll · Theme. Allegretto (0'22) · Variation I (0'15) · Variation II (0'15) · Variation III (0'16) · Variation IV (0'17) · Variation V (0'18) · Variation VI (0'14) · Variation VII (0'18) · Variation VIII (0'18) · Variation IX. Espressivo (0'24) · Variation X (0'18) · Variation XI (0'19) · Variation XII (0'25) · Variation XIII (0'22) · Variation XIV (0'21) · Variation XV (0'18) · Variation XVI (0'19) · Variation XVII (0'21) · Variation XVIII (0'17) · Variation XIX (0'15) · Variation XX (0'13) · Variation XXI (0'13) · Variation XXII (0'12) · Variation XXIII (0'24) · Variation XXIV (0'14) · Variation XXV. Leggiermente (0'14) · Variation XXVI (0'14) · Variation XXVII (0'16) · Variation XXVIII (0'18) · Variation XXIX (0'17) · Variation XXX (0'29) · Variation XXXI (0'25) · Variation XXXII (2'20) · Jan Pieterszoon SWEELINCK (1562-1621)6 Variations on "Mein junges Leben hat ein End" SwWV 324 A minor / La mineur / a-Moll · Variation I. Allegretto (1'20) · Variation II (1'11) · Variation III. Più lento (0'58) · Variation IV (1'17) · Variation V. Più lento (1'01) · Variation VI. Andantino (1'53)Ludwig van BEETHOVEN 24 Variations on "Venni amore" WoO 65 (from 12 Ariette Op. 7 by Vincenzo Righini) D major / Ré majeur / D-Dur ·  Theme. Allegretto (0'44) · Variation I (0'44) · Variation II (0'39) · Variation III (0'36) · Variation IV (0'42) · Variation V (0'40) · Variation VI (0'38) · Variation VII (0'43) · Variation VIII (1'02) · Variation IX (0'42) · Variation X (0'32) · Variation XI (0'40) · Variation XII (1'05) · Variation XIII (0'46) · Variation XIV (1'43) · Variation XV (0'45) · Variation XVI (0'54) · Variation XVII (1'20) · Variation XVIII (0'47) · Variation XIX (0'37) · Variation XX. Scherzando (0'44) · Variation XXI (1'06) · Variation XXII (0'52) · Variation XXIII. Adagio sostenuto (4'13) · Variation XXIV. Allegro (2'20) Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Aria variata alla maniera italiana BWV 989 A minor / La mineur / a-Moll · Aria (1'59) · Variation I. Largo (1'45) · Variation II (1'14) · Variation III (1'30) · Variation IV. Allegro (1'09) · Variation V. Un poco allegro (1'28) · Variation VI. Andante (1'43) · Variation VII. Allegro (0'56) · Variation VIII. Allegro (1'01) · Variation IX (1'07) · Variation X (2'33)Chaconne (extr. Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004) (13'45) Transcription for left-hand piano by Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897)CD 2Ludwig van BEETHOVEN 5 Variations on "Rule, Britannia!" WoO 79 (after the song by Thomas Arne) D major / Ré majeur / D-Dur · Theme. Tempo moderato (0'49) · Variation I (0'46) · Variation II (0'54) · Variation III (0'45) · Variation IV (0'44) · Variation V. Allegro (1'44)Morton FELDMAN (1926-1987)  Last Pieces * ·  1. Slow - Soft (2'37) · 2. Fast - Soft (1'30) · 3. Very slow - Soft (5'20) · 4. Very fast - Soft as possible (1'52)· Ludwig van BEETHOVEN 6 Variations WoO 77 G major / Sol majeur / G-Dur · Theme. Andante, quasi allegretto (1'12) · Variation I (1'10) · Variation II (0'52) · Variation III (0'48) · Variation IV. Poco sostenuto (1'25) · Variation V (0'52) · Variation VI (1'32)John CAGE (1912-1992) 7 Haiku * · 1. For Elsa (0'15) · 2. For Merle Armitage (0'21) · 3. For Aghavni Uomini (0'24) · 4. For Richard Lippold (0'18) · 5. For Maro Ajemian (0'17) · 6. For Willem de Kooning (0'14) · 7. For Sonia Sekula (0'27)Ludwig van BEETHOVEN 9 Variations on a March by Ernst Christoph Dressler WoO 63 C minor / Do mineur / c-Moll · Theme. Maestoso (0'46) · Variation I (0'39) · Variation II (0'39) · Variation III (0'34) · Variation IV (0'44) · Variation V (0'41) · Variation VI (0'35) · Variation VII (0'42) · Variation VIII (0'29) · Variation IX. Allegro (0'54)George CRUMB (1929-2022) Processional * (11'33)Ludwig van BEETHOVEN 12 Variations on "Menuet à la Viganò" WoO 68 (from the ballet Le nozze disturbate by Jakob Haibel) C major / Do majeur / C-Dur · Theme. Allegretto (0'57) · Variation I (0'56) · Variation II (0'51) · Variation III (0'59) · Variation IV (1'12) · Variation V (1'02) · Variation VI (1'11) · Variation VII (1'02) · Variation VIII (0'58) · Variation IX (0'54) · Variation X (0'59) · Variation XI (1'14) · Variation XII. Allegro (3'07)John CAGE In a Landscape * (8'38)Ludwig van BEETHOVEN 7 Variations on "God Save the King" WoO 78 (Anonymous) C major / Do majeur / C-Dur ·Theme (1'03) · Variation I (0'54) · Variation II (0'48) · Variation III (0'48) · Variation IV (0'50) · Variation V. Con espressione (1'21) · Variation VI. Allegro alla marcia (1'04) · Variation VII (2'19)* Scores / Partitions : © Edition Peters

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