Mozart / Beethoven / Brahms: Variations
Avie - AV 2569
Kompozytor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Wykonawcy
Sarah Beth Briggs, piano
Sarah Beth Briggs, piano
Utwory na płycie:
9 Variations on a Minuet by Jean-Pierre Duport, K.573 - Theme
Variation I.
Variation II.
Variation III.
Variation IV.
Variation V.
Variation VI.
Variation VII.
Variation VIII.
Variation IX.
7 Variations on God Save The King, WoO78 - Theme
Variation I.
Variation II.
Variation III.
Variation IV.
Variation V. Con espressione
Variation VI. Allegro alla marcia
Variation VII. / Coda. Adagio - Allegro
6 Variations on an Original Theme in F major, Op. 34 - Theme. Adagio, cantabile
Variation I.
Variation II. Allegro, ma non troppo
Variation III. Allegretto
Variation IV. Tempo di Minuet
Variation V. Marcia. Allgretto
Variation VII. Allegretto / Coda. [Allegretto] - Adagio molto
Variations Sérieuses, Op. 54 - Theme: Andante sostenuto
Variation I.
Variation II. Un poco piĂą animato
Variation III. PiĂą animato
Variation IV.
Variation V. Agitato
Variation VI. A tempo
Variation VII. Con fuoco
Variation VIII. Allegro vivace
Variation IX.
Variation X. Moderato
Variation XI. Cantabile
Variation XII. Tempo del Tema
Variation XIII. Sempre assai leggiero
Variation XIV. Adagio
Variation XV. Poco a poco piĂą agitato
Variation XVI. Allegro vivace
Variation XVII. / Coda: Presto
Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann in F-sharp minor, Op. 9 - Thema. Ziemlich langsam
Variation I. L'istesso tempo
Variation II. Poco piĂą moto
Variation III. Tempo di tema
Variation IV. Poco piĂą moto
Variation V. Allegro capriccioso
Variation VI. Allegro
Variation VII. Andante
Variation VIII. Andante (non troppo lento)
Variation IX. Schnell
Variation X. Poco Adagio
Variation XI. Un poco piĂą animato
Variation XII. Allegretto, poco scherzando - Presto
Variation XIII. Non troppo Presto
Variation XIV. Andante
Variation XV. Poco Adagio
Variation XVI. [Adagio]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
9 Variations on a Minuet by Jean-Pierre Duport, K.573
Ludwig van Beethoven:
7 Variations on ‘God Save the King’, WoO 78
6 Variations on an original theme in F, Op. 34
Felix Mendelssohn:
Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156
Johannes Brahms:
Variations in F sharp minor on a theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 9
9 Variations on a Minuet by Jean-Pierre Duport, K.573
Ludwig van Beethoven:
7 Variations on ‘God Save the King’, WoO 78
6 Variations on an original theme in F, Op. 34
Felix Mendelssohn:
Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156
Johannes Brahms:
Variations in F sharp minor on a theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 9
Beethoven wrote in his diary that he wanted “to show the British what a treasure they have in God Save the King”, a reference to his set of variations on the national anthem, composed in 1803. Sarah Beth Briggs recorded the virtuoso set precisely one month before the passing of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, and the recording heralds the coronation of King Charles III in May 2023.
The lesser-known Variations on an Original Theme in F major (1802) represent Beethoven the revolutionary. Uniquely, each variation was written in a different key which would have jarred the ears of the composer’s contemporaries.
Sarah Beth Briggs’ collection of Variations underlines a lineage of the genre through the classical and romantic eras. Opening the programme is 9 Variations on a Minuet by Duport by Mozart, whom Beethoven greatly admired. The work takes a theme by cellist Jean-Pierre Duport, chamber music director of the court of the Prussian King, Friedrich Wilhelm II, from whom the composer hoped to gain favour. Mendelssohn’s Variations Serieuses was written as a tribute to Beethoven, and was included in an album of works that raised funds for the now famous bronze statue of Beethoven in Bonn. Mendelssohn’s near contemporary Brahms paid tribute to his troubled friend Robert Schumann, using a melody from Bunte Blätter (“Colourful Leaves”) in his poignant Variations on a Theme by Schumann.
Recorded: 8–10 August 2022, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, UK. Piano: Wyastone Steinway model D tuned by Gavin Crooks.
The lesser-known Variations on an Original Theme in F major (1802) represent Beethoven the revolutionary. Uniquely, each variation was written in a different key which would have jarred the ears of the composer’s contemporaries.
Sarah Beth Briggs’ collection of Variations underlines a lineage of the genre through the classical and romantic eras. Opening the programme is 9 Variations on a Minuet by Duport by Mozart, whom Beethoven greatly admired. The work takes a theme by cellist Jean-Pierre Duport, chamber music director of the court of the Prussian King, Friedrich Wilhelm II, from whom the composer hoped to gain favour. Mendelssohn’s Variations Serieuses was written as a tribute to Beethoven, and was included in an album of works that raised funds for the now famous bronze statue of Beethoven in Bonn. Mendelssohn’s near contemporary Brahms paid tribute to his troubled friend Robert Schumann, using a melody from Bunte Blätter (“Colourful Leaves”) in his poignant Variations on a Theme by Schumann.
Recorded: 8–10 August 2022, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, UK. Piano: Wyastone Steinway model D tuned by Gavin Crooks.