Beethoven - Piano Variations Bagatelles - Alfred Brendel (5 CD Set)

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CD 1
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Piano Variations Bagatelles
15 Variations on a Theme from "Prometheus", Op. 35 in E flat major
1. "Eroica" 22:40
Sonata No. 20 in G major Op. 49/2
2. Allegro non troppo 4:31
3. Tempo di Menuetto 3:32
4. 5 Variations on "Rule Brittannia"in D major WoO 79 4:28
5. 7 Variations on "God Save The King" in C major WoO 78 8:42
6. 12 Variations on a Russian Dance from Wranitsky"s Ballet "Das Waldmädchen" in A major WoO 71 11:35
7. 6 Variations on an Original Theme in F major Op. 34 12:41
8. 6 Variations on a Theme from"Ruins of Athens"in D major Op. 76 5:49

Total: 74:58

CD 2
Variations
1. 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor WoO 80 11:04
2. 7 Variations from Winter"s Opera "Das unterbrochene Opferfest" in F major WoO 75 10:49
3. 24 Variations on Righini"s Air "Venni amore" in D major WoO 65 15:57
4. 6 Variations on the Duet from Paisello"s "La Molinara" in G major WoO 70 4:38
5. 8 Variations on Süssmayr"s Theme "Tändeln und Scherzen" in F major WoO 76 8:09
6. 13 Variations on Dittersdorf"s Air " Es war einmal ein alter Mann" in A major WoO 66 11:58
7. 10 Variations on Salieri"s Air "La stessa, la stessissima" in B flat major WoO 73 9:43

Total: 73:11

CD 3
Variations
1. 6 Easy Variations on a Swiss Air in F major WoO 64 2:48
2. 9 Variations on Paisello"s Air "Quant"è più bello" in A major WoO 69 5:27
3. 6 Variations on an Original Theme in G major WoO 77 4:50
4. 8 Variations on Grétry"s Air "Un fièvre brûlante" in C major WoO 72
5. Rondo in G major Op. 51 No. 2 9:46
6. Allegretto in C minor WoO 53 3:49
7. 6 Ecossaises WoO 83 1:55
8. Bagatelle in A minor WoO 59 "Für Elise" 2:44
9. Polonaise in C major Op. 89 5:31

Total: 44:58

CD 4
Variations Bagatelles
33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI in C major Op. 120
1. Theme 0:52
2. Alla Marcia 1:53
3. Poco allegro 0:47
4. L"istesso tempo 1:21
5. Un poco piu vivace 0:55
etc...

Beethoven: Piano Sonata Op. 57 / Op. 111

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16 Easiest Selections (Alfred Masterwork Edition)

author: Ludwig van Beethoven
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Wilhelm Kempff Plays Beethoven Piano Sonatas & Schumann (EMI Classic Archive 24)

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This disc presents one of the 20th century's greatest and most distinctive pianists in music of two pianist-composers, Schumann and Beethoven, who were among his most treasured specialties. The playing is fluent, brilliant without ever being flashy, and phrased and accented with a totally unique flavor. Kempff has power to spare, but he uses it with a restraint that heightens its impact. Kempff's style is an attractive blend of intelligence and lyric grace; he is, like Alfred Brendel. a thinking man's pianist, but his joyful plunge into the lighter moments is as significant as his subtle explorations of the music's depths. In this collection, taken from television broadcasts in the 1960s and 1970, Schumann is presented essentially as a brilliant miniaturist, Beethoven as a devotee of larger and deeper forms. Kempff takes the measure of both styles. A bonus presents a less-known but fine pianist, Dino Ciani, in Schumann's Novelette, Op. 21, No. 1 and two numbers from Bartok's "Out of Doors" Suite. --Joe McLellan