The great "Eroica" variations are the centerpiece of this program, which ends with two amusingly anglophile tributes, and contains some surprisingly under-appreciated Beethoven. This is an indispensable pendant to Angela Hewitt's ongoing survey of his piano sonatas.
1 Beethoven: 32 Variations on An Original Theme in C minor, Woo80
2 Beethoven: 6 Variations on An Original Theme in F Major, Op 34
3 Beethoven: 15 Variations and a Fugue on An Original Theme 'Eroica', Op 35
4 Beethoven: 9 Variations on the Aria 'Quant'è Più Bello' from Paisiello's la Molinara, Woo69
5 Beethoven: 6 Variations on the Duet 'Nel Cor Più Non Mi Sento' from la Molinara, Woo70
6 Beethoven: 7 Variations on 'God Save the King', Woo78
7 Beethoven: 5 Variations on 'Rule, Britannia', Woo79
The great "Eroica" variations are the centerpiece of this program, which ends with two amusingly anglophile tributes, and contains some surprisingly under-appreciated Beethoven. This is an indispensable pendant to Angela Hewitt's ongoing survey of his piano sonatas.
