Beethoven's published career began at age twelve in 1782 with nine variations on a march by Ernst Christoph Dressler (WoO 63).
Compositional Technique
Anton Webern's Variations Op. 27 pushes the concept of variation to an extreme, where the "theme" is reduced to a series of pitches, forming the essence of serial music.
Compositional Technique
Beethoven's Six Variations in F major, Op. 34, are unusual because each variation is transposed a third below the previous one, creating harmonic variety.
Composer Biography
Robert Schumann's "Ghost Variations" (Geistervariationen) were written in 1854 after a hallucination, with Schumann believing the theme was dictated by angels.
Composition History
Beethoven's Op. 35 variations are based on a theme from his ballet "The Creatures of Prometheus" (1801), not the "Eroica" Symphony, despite their apocryphal name.
Composer Biography
From 1778 until around 1803, Beethoven was primarily praised for his exceptional talents as a pianist and improviser.
Performer Biography
Cédric Tiberghien, the pianist on this recording, proposes a journey through the world of variation, from Sweelinck to Kurtág, across six programs centered on Beethoven.
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