761203556427

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Bagatelles & Variations

Michael Korstick

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Format: CD

Cat No: 555564-2

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Release Date:  04 July 2025

Label:  Cpo - Mid Price / CPO

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  761203556427

Genres:  Classical  Solo Instrumental  

Composer/Series:  Ludwig van Beethoven

  • Description

    Around the same time that Michael Korstick caused a sensation with the first and, to date, only recording of all Beethoven piano concertos (555 447-2), these recordings were also made. They shed light on the life of the "Titan" from the opposing perspectives of fashionable accessories and clever miniatures. These two aspects interweave in reverse chronological order: the Variations in C Minor from 1806 serve as the prelude, while the 24 variations on Righini's Venni Amore from 1791 conclude the portrait. In between, musical snapshots of the Bagatelles Op. 33 (1802) and Op. 119 (1822) frame the variations on an original theme, Op. 76 (1809), which would later become the Turkish March. In every piece, from the smallest vignette to the most intricate keyboard trick, the boundless imagination of one who set out to instill fear is at work.