Beethoven: Complete Variations for Piano, Vol. 2 - Cederic Tiberghien (2 CDs)

After a formidable first volume, Cédric Tiberghien continues his exploration of Beethoven's corpus of variations. At the heart of this new album are the famous Thirty-two Variations in C minor and their tangy reminiscences of Bach - the Ciaccona from Partita No.2 for violin solo, presented here in Brahms's masterly transcription. He also takes the opportunity to show us what a certain school of American composers (Crumb, Cage, Feldman) has made of this tradition of variation form.

Disc 1
132 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Theme. Allegretto0:22 
232 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation I0:15 
332 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation II0:15 
432 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation III0:16 
532 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation IV0:17 
632 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation V0:18 
732 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation VI0:14 
832 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation VII0:18 
932 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation VIII0:18 
1032 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation IX. Espressivo0:24 
1132 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation X0:17 
1232 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XI0:18 
1332 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XII0:25 
1432 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XIII0:21 
1532 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XIV0:20 
1632 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XV0:18 
1732 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XVI0:19 
1832 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XVII0:21 
1932 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XVIII0:16 
2032 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XIX0:14 
2132 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XX0:13 
2232 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XXI0:12 
2332 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XXII0:12 
2432 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XXIII0:24 
2532 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XXIV0:14 
2632 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XXV. Leggiermente0:13 
2732 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XXVI0:13 
2832 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XXVII0:16 
2932 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XXVIII0:18 
3032 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XXIX0:16 
3132 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XXX0:28 
3232 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XXXI0:24 
3332 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80: Variation XXXII2:20 

346 Variations on "Mein junges Leben hat ein End", SwWV 324: Variation I. Allegretto1:20 
356 Variations on "Mein junges Leben hat ein End", SwWV 324: Variation II1:11 
366 Variations on "Mein junges Leben hat ein End", SwWV 324: Variation III. Più lento0:57 
376 Variations on "Mein junges Leben hat ein End", SwWV 324: Variation IV.1:16 
386 Variations on "Mein junges Leben hat ein End", SwWV 324: Variation V. Più lento1:01 
396 Variations on "Mein junges Leben hat ein End", SwWV 324: Variation VI. Andantino1:53 

4024 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Theme. Allegretto0:43 
4124 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation I0:44 
4224 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation II0:39 
4324 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation III0:36 
4424 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation IV0:42 
4524 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation V0:40 
4624 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation VI0:37 
4724 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation VII0:42 
4824 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation VIII1:02 
4924 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation IX0:42 
5024 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation X0:32 
5124 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation XI0:40 
5224 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation XII1:04 
5324 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation XIII0:46 
5424 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation XIV1:42 
5524 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation XV0:44 
5624 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation XVI0:53 
5724 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation XVII1:19 
5824 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation XVIII0:47 
5924 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation XIX0:37 
6024 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation XX. Scherzando0:43 
6124 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation XXI1:05 
6224 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation XXII0:52 
6324 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation XXIII. Adagio sostenuto4:12 
6424 Variations on "Venni amore", WoO 65: Variation XXIV. Allegro2:20 

65Aria variata alla maniera italiana, BWV 989: Aria1:59 
66Aria variata alla maniera italiana, BWV 989: Variation I. Largo1:44 
67Aria variata alla maniera italiana, BWV 989: Variation II1:13 
68Aria variata alla maniera italiana, BWV 989: Variation III1:30 
69Aria variata alla maniera italiana, BWV 989: Variation IV. Allegro1:08 
70Aria variata alla maniera italiana, BWV 989: Variation V. Un poco allegro1:27 
71Aria variata alla maniera italiana, BWV 989: Variation VI. Andante1:43 
72Aria variata alla maniera italiana, BWV 989: Variation VII. Allegro0:56 
73Aria variata alla maniera italiana, BWV 989: Variation VIII. Allegro1:00 
74Aria variata alla maniera italiana, BWV 989: Variation IX1:07 
75Aria variata alla maniera italiana, BWV 989: Variation X2:33 

76Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arr. for Left-Hand Piano by Johannes Brahms)13:45 

Disc 2
15 Variations on "Rule, Britannia!", WoO 79: Theme. Tempo moderato0:48 
25 Variations on "Rule, Britannia!", WoO 79: Variation I0:46 
35 Variations on "Rule, Britannia!", WoO 79: Variation II0:54 
45 Variations on "Rule, Britannia!", WoO 79: Variation III0:45 
55 Variations on "Rule, Britannia!", WoO 79: Variation IV0:43 
65 Variations on "Rule, Britannia!", WoO 79: Variation V. Allegro1:43 

7Last Pieces: No. 1, Slow - Soft2:36 
8Last Pieces: No. 2, Fast - Soft1:29 
9Last Pieces: No. 3, Very slow - Soft5:19 
10Last Pieces: No. 4, Very fast - Soft as possible1:52 

116 Variations in G Major, WoO 77: Theme. Andante, quasi allegretto1:12 
126 Variations in G Major, WoO 77: Variation I1:10 
136 Variations in G Major, WoO 77: Variation II0:52 
146 Variations in G Major, WoO 77: Variation III0:47 
156 Variations in G Major, WoO 77: Variation IV. Poco sostenuto1:25 
166 Variations in G Major, WoO 77: Variation V0:52 
176 Variations in G Major, WoO 77: Variation VI1:31 

187 Haiku: No. 1, For Elsa0:14 
197 Haiku: No. 2, For Merle Armitage0:21 
207 Haiku: No. 3, For Aghavni Uomini0:24 
217 Haiku: No. 4, For Richard Lippold0:17 
227 Haiku: No. 5, For Maro Ajemian0:17 
237 Haiku: No. 6, For Willem de Kooning0:13 
247 Haiku: No. 7, For Sonia Sekula0:26 

259 Variations on a March by Ernst Christoph Dressler, WoO 63: Theme. Maestoso0:45 
269 Variations on a March by Ernst Christoph Dressler, WoO 63: Variation I0:38 
279 Variations on a March by Ernst Christoph Dressler, WoO 63: Variation II0:38 
289 Variations on a March by Ernst Christoph Dressler, WoO 63: Variation III0:33 
299 Variations on a March by Ernst Christoph Dressler, WoO 63: Variation IV0:44 
309 Variations on a March by Ernst Christoph Dressler, WoO 63: Variation V0:41 
319 Variations on a March by Ernst Christoph Dressler, WoO 63: Variation VI0:35 
329 Variations on a March by Ernst Christoph Dressler, WoO 63: Variation VII0:42 
339 Variations on a March by Ernst Christoph Dressler, WoO 63: Variation VIII0:28 
349 Variations on a March by Ernst Christoph Dressler, WoO 63: Variation IX. Allegro0:54 
35Processional11:32 

3612 Variations on "Menuet à la Viganò", WoO 68: Theme. Allegretto0:57 
3712 Variations on "Menuet à la Viganò", WoO 68: Variation I0:56 
3812 Variations on "Menuet à la Viganò", WoO 68: Variation II0:51 
3912 Variations on "Menuet à la Viganò", WoO 68: Variation III0:59 
4012 Variations on "Menuet à la Viganò", WoO 68: Variation IV1:12 
4112 Variations on "Menuet à la Viganò", WoO 68: Variation V1:02 
4212 Variations on "Menuet à la Viganò", WoO 68: Variation VI1:11 
4312 Variations on "Menuet à la Viganò", WoO 68: Variation VII1:01 
4412 Variations on "Menuet à la Viganò", WoO 68: Variation VIII0:58 
4512 Variations on "Menuet à la Viganò", WoO 68: Variation IX0:53 
4612 Variations on "Menuet à la Viganò", WoO 68: Variation X0:59 
4712 Variations on "Menuet à la Viganò", WoO 68: Variation XI1:13 
4812 Variations on "Menuet à la Viganò", WoO 68: Variation XII. Allegro3:07 
49In a Landscape8:37 

507 Variations on "God Save the King", WoO 78: Theme1:03 
517 Variations on "God Save the King", WoO 78: Variation I0:53 
527 Variations on "God Save the King", WoO 78: Variation II0:48 
537 Variations on "God Save the King", WoO 78: Variation III0:47 
547 Variations on "God Save the King", WoO 78: Variation IV0:50 
557 Variations on "God Save the King", WoO 78: Variation V. Con espressione1:21 
567 Variations on "God Save the King", WoO 78: Variation VI. Allegro alla marcia1:04 
577 Variations on "God Save the King", WoO 78: Variation VII2:18