Beethoven, Thirty-Two Variations in C Minor, WoO 80 (1806) In just ten minutes, Beethoven’s Variations offer a dazzling display of compositional inventiveness, emotional range, and keyboard virtuosity. Composed in 1806, the work is built on a simple eight-bar theme, almost austere in its clarity—yet from this modest beginning, Beethoven spins out a remarkable sequence of variations that explore … [Read more...]

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Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79 (1879) Composed during the summer of 1879 in Pörtschach, Austria, Brahms’s Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79, represent a mature phase in his compositional career. Initially titled Klavierstücke (Piano Pieces), Brahms renamed them "Rhapsodies" at the suggestion of his friend and musical confidante, Elisabeth von Herzogenberg, to whom the pieces are … [Read more...]

Lento (Second Movement from Organ Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 530) – J.S. Bach, arr. BartókJohann Sebastian Bach’s Organ Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 530 is one of a set of six trio sonatas composed between 1727 and 1730, likely intended as pedagogical works for his eldest son, Wilhelm Friedemann. These sonatas, structured similarly to Baroque trio sonatas, demand both technical precision and … [Read more...]