Beethoven: 3 Variation Works - WoO 64, 70 and 77

Description

The compositions united here provide a good overview of the diversity of the variation genre in Beethoven's early piano works – and present such moderate technical demands that even advanced beginners might try their hand at them. Beethoven found the models for these variations in popular song collections (WoO 64 on a Swiss song), contemporary opera performances (WoO 70 on "Nel cor più non mi sento" by Giovanni Paisiello), and his own compositions (WoO 77 on a theme from the finale of Piano Sonata, Op. 22).

Pieces

• 6 Variations on a Swiss Song, WoO 64
• 6 Variations on "Nel cor più non mi sento" by Paisiello, WoO 70
• 6 Easy Variations in G Major, WoO 77