Beethoven: Complete Variations for Piano, Vol. 3

Featuring

Cédric Tiberghien
György Ligeti
Ludwig van Beethoven
György Kurtág

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Composer's Artistic Vision

György Kurtág's Játékok (Games) was inspired by children spontaneously playing the piano, treating the instrument as a toy, and is intended for experimentation rather than piano tuition.

Recording & Production

The recording venue, the auditorium at TAP - Scène nationale de Grand Poitiers, is known for having some of the best acoustics in Europe.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded in February 2024 at the TAP - Scène nationale de Grand Poitiers, France.

Performer Biography

Cédric Tiberghien, the pianist on this recording, has released several albums, including works by Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, and Ravel.

Composer Biography

Beethoven's publishing career began at age twelve in 1782 with a set of nine variations, and he was initially praised for his extraordinary skills as a pianist and improviser.

Compositional Technique

György Ligeti's Musica ricercata progressively increases the number of pitch classes (all possible notes of a given pitch at every octave) used in each piece, starting with two and ending with all twelve chromatic notes.

Compositional Technique

Beethoven's Diabelli Variations include pastiches of other composers like Mozart, Bach, and Cramer, and employ complex polyphonic techniques such as a double-fugue.