Beethoven: Piano Variations - Volume 1

Description

Variation form occupied Beethoven throughout his composing career. This first volume of G. Henle Publishers' two-volume edition of all his piano variations includes works from Beethoven's time in Bonn as well as his early years in Vienna, composed between 1783 and 1799. Beethoven mostly took his themes from arias or songs from stage works that were popular at the time. Besides offering simple figurations around the melodic lines, he also made more radical variations of his chosen material, pointing the way forward to his future "character variations".

This edition replaces the older HN142 and HN143.

Pieces

• 9 Variations on a March by E. C. Dressler, WoO 63
• 6 Variations on a Swiss Song, WoO 64
• 24 Variations on the Arietta "Venni amore" by Vincenzo Righini, WoO 65
• 13 Variations on "Once Upon a Time an Old Man", WoO 66
• 12 Variations on the "Minuet à le Vigan" by J. Haibel, WoO 68
• 9 Piano Variations on "Quant' è più bello" from La Molinara by Paisiello in A Major, WoO 69
• 6 Variations on "Nel cor più non mi sento" by Paisiello, WoO 70
• 12 Variations on the Russian Dance from the Ballet "The Forest Girl" by Wranitzky, WoO 71
• 8 Variations on "Une fièvre brulante", WoO 72
• 10 Variations on "La stessa, la stessissima", WoO 73
• 7 Variations on "Child, You Want to Sleep Peacefully", WoO 75