{"product_id":"beethoven-brautigam-beethoven-complete-works-for-solo-piano-vol-14-cd","title":"Beethoven \/ Brautigam - Beethoven: Complete Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 14 [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eLudwig van Beethoven's first printed work was a set of variations, published in 1783 when he was only twelve years old and his final keyboard composition was the massive set of thirty-three variations on a theme by Anton Diabelli, composed almost four decades later. Not counting the several movements in variation form included in the sonatas, his twenty-one sets of piano variations thus trace a line of development in his production, parallel to those formed by the 32 piano sonatas or the 16 string quartets. On this the 14th volume in his acclaimed traversal of Beethoven's keyboard music, Ronald Brautigam performs five sets, composed between 1802 and 1809. In three of these Beethoven uses themes of his own, including the Ruins of Athens Variations, Op.76, nick-named after the play for which Beethoven later wrote incidental music, reusing the martial theme in a 'Turkish march'. The two remaining sets both use English themes; Beethoven's choice of God save the King and Rule Britannia may well reflect his often expressed respect for that country - as well as his interest in the English market for sheet music. As the final part of the program, Brautigam includes a selection of smaller pieces, most of them of an earlier date than the preceding variations. Some of these are probably student pieces, in particular the Preludes Op.39 and WoO 55 and the Fugue in C major, fruits of the counterpoint exercises Beethoven was assigned by his first teacher, Christian Gottlob Neefe, and by Johann Albrechtsberger. Six dances close a disc that offers many opportunities to glimpse another Beethoven than the composer we all believe we know.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Variations In F Major, Op. 34: Theme: Adagio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Variations In F Major, Op. 34: Variation 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Variations In F Major, Op. 34: Variation 2: Allegro Ma Non Troppo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Variations In F Major, Op. 34: Variation 3: Allegretto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Variations In F Major, Op. 34: Variation 4: Tempo Di Menuetto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariation 5: Marcia: Allegretto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Variations In F Major, Op. 34: Variation 6: Allegretto - Coda: Adagio Molto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 Variations On \u0026amp;quot;God Save The King\u0026amp;quot;, Woo 78: Theme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 Variations On \u0026amp;quot;God Save The King\u0026amp;quot;, Woo 78: Variation 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 Variations On \u0026amp;quot;God Save The King\u0026amp;quot;, Woo 78: Variation 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 Variations On \u0026amp;quot;God Save The King\u0026amp;quot;, Woo 78: Variation 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 Variations On \u0026amp;quot;God Save The King\u0026amp;quot;, Woo 78: Variation 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 Variations On \u0026amp;quot;God Save The King\u0026amp;quot;, Woo 78: Variation 5: Con Espressione\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 Variations On \u0026amp;quot;God Save The King\u0026amp;quot;, Woo 78: Variation 6: Allegro, Alla Marcia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 Variations On \u0026amp;quot;God Save The King\u0026amp;quot;, Woo 78: Variation 7: (Allegro) - Adagio - Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Variations On \u0026amp;quot;Rule Britannia\u0026amp;quot;, Woo 79: Thema: Tempo Moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Variations On \u0026amp;quot;Rule Britannia\u0026amp;quot;, Woo 79: Variation 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Variations On \u0026amp;quot;Rule Britannia\u0026amp;quot;, Woo 79: Variation 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Variations On \u0026amp;quot;Rule Britannia\u0026amp;quot;, Woo 79: Variation 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Variations On \u0026amp;quot;Rule Britannia\u0026amp;quot;, Woo 79: Variation 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Variations On \u0026amp;quot;Rule Britannia\u0026amp;quot;, Woo 79: Variation 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 Variations In C Minor, Woo 80\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Variations In D Major, Op. 76: Theme: Allegro Risoluto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Variations In D Major, Op. 76: Variation 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Variations In D Major, Op. 76: Variation 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Variations In D Major, Op. 76: Variation 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Variations In D Major, Op. 76: Variation 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Variations In D Major, Op. 76: Variation 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Variations In D Major, Op. 76: Variation 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Preludes, Op. 39: Prelude No. 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Preludes, Op. 39: Prelude No. 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFugue In C Major, Woo 215, Hess 64\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrelude In F Minor, Woo 55\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMenuett In F Major, Woo 217\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllemande In A Major, Woo 81\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnglaise In D Major, Woo 212, Hess 61\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMenuett In E-Flat Major, Woo 82\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaltz In E-Flat Major, Woo 84\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaltz In D Major, Woo 85\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7318599919423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8.16\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Squatch in the Pit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470058471677,"sku":"7318599919423","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0337\/6889\/8692\/files\/3067108.jpg?v=1777328494","url":"https:\/\/www.squatchinthepit.com\/products\/beethoven-brautigam-beethoven-complete-works-for-solo-piano-vol-14-cd","provider":"Squatch In The Pit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}