Variations

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Release Date: 24th Mar 2023
Catalogue No: AV2569
Label: Avie
Length: 74 minutes

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Mozart: Variations (9) in D on a Menuet by Duport, K573

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Tema

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Variation I

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Variation II

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Variation III

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Variation IV

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Variation V

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Variation VI

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Variation VII

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Variation VIII. Adagio

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Variation IX – Allegro – Tempo primo

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Beethoven: Variations (7) on 'God save the King', WoO 78

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Tema

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Variation I

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Variation II

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Variation III

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Variation IV

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Variation V. Con espressione

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Variation VI. Allegro. Alla marcia

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Variation VII – [Allegro] – Adagio – Allegro

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Beethoven: Variations (6) for Piano on an Original Theme in F major, Op. 34

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Tema. Adagio, Cantabile

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Variation I

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Variation II. Allegro, ma non troppo

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Variation III. Allegretto

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Variation IV. Tempo di Minuetto

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Variation V. Marcia. Allgretto

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Variation VII – Allegretto – Adagio molto

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Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54

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Theme

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Variation I

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Variation II. Un poco più animato

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Variation III. Più animato

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Variation IV

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Variation V. Agitato

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Variation VI. A tempo

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Variation VII

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Variation VIII. Allegro vivace

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Variation IX

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Variation X. Moderato

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Variation XI

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Variation XII. Tempo di Tema

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Variation XIII

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Variation XIV. Adagio

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Variation XV. Poco a poco più agitato

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Variation XVI. Allegro vivace

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Variation XVII. [Allegro vivace] – Presto

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Brahms: Variations on a theme by Schumann in F sharp minor, Op. 9

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Variation I

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Variation II. Poco più moto

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Variation III. Tempo di tema

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Variation IV. Poco più moto

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Variation V. Allegro capriccioso

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Variation VI. Allegro

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Variation VII. Andante

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Variation VIII. Andante (non troppo lento)

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Variation IX. Schnell

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Variation X. Poco adagio

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Variation XI. Un poco più animato

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Variation XII. Allegretto, poco scherzando

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Variation XIII. Non troppo presto

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Variation XIV. Andante

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Variation XV. Poco adagio

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Variation XVI. [Adagio]

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Beethoven wrote in his diary that he wanted "to show the British what a treasure they have in God Save the King", a reference to his set of variations on the national anthem, composed in 1803. Sarah Beth Briggs recorded the virtuoso set precisely one month before the passing of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, and the recording heralds the coronation of King Charles III in May 2023. \n\nThe lesser-known Variations on an Original Theme in F major (1802) represent Beethoven the revolutionary. Uniquely, each variation was written in a different key which would have jarred the ears of the composer's contemporaries. \n\nSarah Beth Briggs' collection of Variations underlines a lineage of the genre through the classical and romantic eras. Opening the programme is 9 Variations on a Minuet by Duport by Mozart, whom Beethoven greatly admired. The work takes a theme by cellist Jean-Pierre Duport, chamber music director of the court of the Prussian King, Friedrich Wilhelm II, from whom the composer hoped to gain favour. Mendelssohn's Variations Serieuses was written as a tribute to Beethoven, and was included in an album of works that raised funds for the now famous bronze statue of Beethoven in Bonn. Mendelssohn's near contemporary Brahms paid tribute to his troubled friend Robert Schumann, using a melody from Bunte Bltter ("Colourful Leaves") in his poignant Variations on a Theme by Schumann.

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