Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Sergio Gallo
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2020
Size: 1.39 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. 13 Variations on Es war einmal ein alter Mann, WoO 66
02. Pastorale in C Major, Bia. 622 (Ed. F. Rovelli)
Piano Miniatures (Excerpts Ed. J. Van der Zanden)
03. 12 Piano Miniatures (Excerpts Ed. J. Van der Zanden) No. 3 in C Major, Alla marcia
04. 12 Piano Miniatures (Excerpts Ed. J. Van der Zanden) No. 4 in A Major, Allegro giocoso
05. 12 Piano Miniatures (Excerpts Ed. J. Van der Zanden) No. 6 in A Major, Allegro
06. 12 Piano Miniatures (Excerpts Ed. J. Van der Zanden) No. 7 in A Major, Presto
07. 12 Piano Miniatures (Excerpts Ed. J. Van der Zanden) No. 8 in G Major, Allegretto
08. 12 Piano Miniatures (Excerpts Ed. J. Van der Zanden) No. 9 in D Major, Menuetto
09. Allegretto in C Minor, WoO 53, Hess 66
10. 3 Imitative Movements, Bia. 69
11. Allegro in C Major, Bia. 279 (Ed. A. Schmitz)
12. Kaplied, Hess 63 (After C.F.D. Schubart)
13. Canon in A-Flat Major, WoO 222
14. Canon in G Major, Hess 274 (After Mattheson)
15. Adagio in G Major, Hess 70 (Fragment Ed. L. Lockwood & A. Gosman)
16. Draft for Piano in A Major, Hess 60 (Ed. A. Schmitz)
17. Theme & Variation in A Major, Hess 72
18. O Hoffnung, WoO 200
19. Presto in G Major, Bia. 277 (Ed. A. Schmitz)
20. 4 Bagatelles, WoO 213 (Excerpts) No. 2 in G Major, Finale, Bia. 282 [Ed. A. Schmitz]
21. Piano Etude in B-Flat Major, Hess 58
22. Piano Etude in C Major, Hess 59
23. String Quintet in C Major, WoO 62 Letzter musikalischer Gedanke (Completed A. Diabelli for Piano)
24. 9 Variations on a March by Dressler, WoO 63
25. Piano Sonata in F Major, WoO 50
26. 6 Variations on a Swiss Song, WoO 64 (Version for Piano)
27. Andante in C Major, WoO 211
28. Molto adagio in G Major, Hess 71 (Fragment Ed. L. Lockwood & A. Gosman)
Cadenzas in D Minor, WoO 58 (After Mozart’s K. 466)
29. 2 Cadenzas in D Minor, WoO 58 (After Mozart’s K. 466) No. 1, Allegro
30. 2 Cadenzas in D Minor, WoO 58 (After Mozart’s K. 466) No. 2, Rondo. Allegro assai
31. Rondo for Piano, Hess 84 (After Beethoven’s Op. 61a)
32. Cadenza for Piano, Hess 85 (After Beethoven’s Op. 61a)
Bagatelles, WoO 213 (Excerpts Ed. B. Cooper)
33. 4 Bagatelles, WoO 213 (Excerpts Ed. B. Cooper) No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Andante, Bia. 283
34. 4 Bagatelles, WoO 213 (Excerpts Ed. B. Cooper) No. 4 in A Major, Rondo, Bia. 275
35. Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 Fur Elise (1822 Version)
36. Piano Sonata in D Major, Bia. 213 Quasi una fantasia (Fragment Transcr. J. Kerman)
Including premiere recordings, this programme provides us with a privileged opportunity to engage with 36 of Ludwig van Beethoven’s rarely heard sketches, variations and briefest of compositions, even the earliest of which have much to teach us about the emergence of his unique voice and style. The range of Beethoven’s musical experimentation reveals a lasting interest in counterpoint, as well as practical pages such as cadenzas for a Mozart concerto, an incomplete sonata and a second version of the famous bagatelle Für Elise. A significant supplement to his greatest works, these miniatures bring the full arc of Beethoven’s singular genius into ever clearer focus.