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The art of variation lies at the heart of much music, including that of Beethoven, who practised this demanding technique as both performer and composer at many stages throughout his career.
For his ‘Eroica’ Variations Beethoven used a theme originally written for his ballet music from The Creatures of Prometheus which he later incorporated into his Third Symphony.
Other variations, whether based on the music of his contemporaries or of his own invention, such as the famous Turkish March from The Ruins of Athens, provide considerable insights to Beethoven’s much vaunted virtuosity and profound creativity.
Ludwig van Beethoven: 15 Variations and a Fugue in E flat major on an Original Theme, Op. 35, "Eroica Variations"
15 Variations and a Fugue in E flat major on an Original Theme, Op. 35, "Eroica Variations"
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: 12 Variations on a Russian Dance from Wranitzky's Das Waldmadchen, WoO 71
12 Variations on a Russian Dance from Wranitzky's Das Waldmadchen, WoO 71
Ludwig van Beethoven: 10 Variations in B flat major on the Duet La stessa, le stessissima from Salieri's Falstaff, WoO 73
10 Variations in B flat major on the Duet La stessa, le stessissima from Salieri's Falstaff, WoO 73
Ludwig van Beethoven: 8 Variations in F major on the Trio Tandeln und Scherzen from Sussmayr's Solimann der Zweite, WoO 76
8 Variations on the Trio Tandeln und Scherzen from Sussmayr's Solimann der Zweite, WoO 76
Ludwig van Beethoven: 6 Variations in D major on an Original Theme, Op. 76
6 Variations in D major on an Original Theme, Op. 76
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15 Variations and a Fugue in E flat major on an Original Theme, Op. 35, "Eroica Variations"