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Ronald Brautigam continues his traversal of Beethoven’s complete works for solo piano with a group of early variations.
The Dressler Variations were Beethoven’s first published work and started a forty-year association with the variation form.
The Dressler Variations are certainly less heavy-weight than his later works, but the so-called Venni Amore Variations, WoO 65 point forward to a much later period in Beethoven's œuvre.
In this series, Ronald Brautigam has previously recorded early sonatas and sonatinas from the same period as the present works. As on the previous instalment in the series, Brautigam has chosen to perform these early variations on a fortepiano after a Walter & Sohn instrument from c.1805.
Ludwig van Beethoven: 9 Variations on a March by Dressler, WoO 63
9 Variations on a March by Dressler, WoO 63
Ludwig van Beethoven: 6 Variations on a Swiss Song, WoO 64
6 Variations on a Swiss Song, WoO 64
Ludwig van Beethoven: 24 Variations in D major on Righini's Arietta Venni amore, WoO 65
24 Variations in D major on Righini's Arietta Venni amore, WoO 65
Ludwig van Beethoven: 13 Variations on the Arietta Es war einmal ein alter Mann from Dittersdorf's Das rothe Kappchen, WoO 66
13 Variations on the Arietta Es war einmal ein alter Mann from Dittersdorf's Das rothe Kappchen, WoO 66
Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 Variations on the Menuet a la Vigano from Haibel's Le nozze disturbate, WoO 68
12 Variations on the Menuet a la Vigano from Haibel's Le nozze disturbate, WoO 68
Ludwig van Beethoven: 9 Variations in A major on the Aria Quant' e piu bello from Paisiello's La molinara, WoO 69
9 Variations in A major on the Aria Quant' e piu bello from Paisiello's La molinara, WoO 69
Ludwig van Beethoven: 6 Variations in G major on the Duet Nel cor piu non mi sento from La molinara, WoO 70
6 Variations in G major on the Duet Nel cor piu non mi sento from La molinara, WoO 70
August 2012
“ This instrument has a light tone and touch but is by no means limited in terms of dynamic range, and Ronald Brautigam performs even the least inspiring of these works with a conviction and musicality which makes you believe in their worth. In its own right this is more than a mere set of curiosities, and especially the Venni Amore variations are very impressive. As part of the series this release is indispensable.”
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9 Variations on a March by Dressler, WoO 63