SKU: S9.Q11149

Der im Herbst 2011 entstandene kleine Variationszyklus über einen Ländler von Schubert entstand zwar aus Anlass des Petrushka-Projekts von Schott. Da mir aber kleine Aufträge grundsätzlich zu groß geraten, beschloss ich, aus der Not eine Tugend zu machen und einfach ein richtiges großes Stück en miniature zu schreiben. Der Witz des Zyklus besteht darin, dass er trotz seiner nur 5minütigen Spieldauer (ohne Widerholungen sind es sogar nur dreieinhalb Minuten) ein ausgewachsener Variationszyklus mit den wichtigsten Merkmalen dieser Form ist. Das tänzerische Element des a-Moll-Themas verschwindet immer mehr bis zu einem dramatischen Trauermarsch in der vierten Variation, um dann in der letzten Variation wieder zu dem Schubert’schen Original zurück zu finden, allerdings in A-Dur und in langsamerem Tempo, so dass sich in seiner bitteren Süße sogar noch ein Überbieten des typischen Schubert-Tons ereignet. Das kleine Opus ist das Schwester-Werk des etwas umfangreicheren Variationszyklus op.64 Variationen über einen Ländler von Schubert für Klavier zu vier Händen, mit dem es in mancherlei inhaltlichem und musikalisch-formalem Zusammenhang steht. - Stefan Heucke.

SKU: A0.1508683

Key Signature: C? minor
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: Piu mosso (recommended at 88bpm. i choose 105bpm for the audio, to make it more interesting.)
Difficulty: Advanced Intermediate

Thème et variations, for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 73 composed around 1895.

Description by Robert Cummings,
The Thème et variations here is a large piece, usually having a duration well over a quarter-hour. It came a year after Fauré's Nocturne in D flat major No. 6, which ended a six-year hiatus from writing piano music for the composer. Fauré was also in the process of evolving his keyboard style toward bolder harmonic and thematic means of expression, but this work is largely conservative, even exhibiting hints of Schumann, especially in the main theme. That theme, marked Quasi adagio, is stately and presented in short, somewhat repetitive-sounding phrases. It has an expressive depth in its mixture of the noble and gloomy, of elegance and splendor. The first variation does not stray far in mood or in thematic change, but the second is lively and playful, exuding brilliant, almost Rachmaninovian colors. The ensuing variant is moderately paced, but still quite playful in its greater muscle. The music in the Molto Adagio sixth variation may offer the greatest depth here, and that in the Andante molto moderato eighth variation, the dreamiest and most serene. With the tenth variation, the music turns quite lively and colorful, and in the concluding 11th, the mood shifts to a quiet, reserved manner at the outset to a serenely triumphant one at the end.

SKU: A0.994729

Variations for Piano by Darian Stavans.
Piano work.
24 pages.
Duration: 7:00
Website: www.darianstavans.com
email: darianstavans@gmail.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/darianstavans/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Darian.Stavans1.

SKU: S9.Q47140

The President of the German Bundestag, Norbert Lammert, asked me to compose a piano work which should relate to the German anthem and was to be performed for the first time on the occasion of his retirement from political activities in autumn 2017. The title Variationen mit Haydn [Variations with Haydn] illustrates that Haydn's own variations on his hymn are part of the work, yet are modified immediately upon appearance. The piece consists of the theme as set by Haydn, four groups of four variations each, with the first of each variation being audibly close to Haydn, while the others gradually move farther away from him. The theme reappears in the coda very softly and pensively – damaged, yet not broken. Stefan Heucke.

SKU: BQ.979-0-50179-181-1

ISBN 9790501791811.

In this work the composer takes a popular Hungarian theme and fashions sixteen brilliant variations from its material. A remarkable achievement from a composer still only 25 years old which illustrates both the breadth of his imagination and the passion of his musical feeling. Bound together in a single coherent work the theme and bravura variations represent a high point in Classical style while simultaneously looking forward towards the developments of Romantic piano technique.

SKU: S9.Q589537

Jörg Widmanns Diabelli-Variation entstand im Rahmen von Rudolf Buchbinders Diabelli 2020-Projekt, bei dem zahlreiche zeitgenössische Komponisten neue Variationen zu dem Zyklus Beethovens komponierten. Seine mehrteilige Variation weist charakteristische Merkmale Beethovens auf und verliert dabei nie den Widmanntypischen Charakter.

Jörg Widmanns Diabelli-Variation entstand im Rahmen von Rudolf Buchbinders Diabelli 2020-Projekt, bei dem zahlreiche zeitgenössische Komponisten neue Variationen zu dem Zyklus Beethovens komponierten. Seine mehrteilige Variation weist charakteristische Merkmale Beethovens auf und verliert dabei nie den Widmann-typischen Charakter.