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 Fur Elise. A significant supplement to his greatest works, these miniatures bring the full arc of Beethoven's singular genius into ever clearer focus.

Tracklist:

13 Variations On "Es War Einmal Ein Alter Mann", Woo 66
Pastorale In C Major, Bia. 622 (Ed. F. Rovelli)
12 Piano Miniatures (Excerpts Ed. J. Van Der Zanden): No. 3 In C Major, Alla Marcia
12 Piano Miniatures (Excerpts Ed. J. Van Der Zanden): No. 4 In A Major, Allegro Giocoso
12 Piano Miniatures (Excerpts Ed. J. Van Der Zanden): No. 6 In A Major, Allegro
12 Piano Miniatures (Excerpts Ed. J. Van Der Zanden): No. 7 In A Major, Presto
12 Piano Miniatures (Excerpts Ed. J. Van Der Zanden): No. 8 In G Major, Allegretto
12 Piano Miniatures (Excerpts Ed. J. Van Der Zanden): No. 9 In D Major, Menuetto
Allegretto In C Minor, Woo 53, Hess 66
3 Imitative Movements, Bia. 69
Allegro In C Major, Bia. 279 (Ed. A. Schmitz)
Kaplied, Hess 63 (After C.F.D. Schubart)
Canon In A-Flat Major, Woo 222
Canon In G Major, Hess 274 (After Mattheson)
Adagio In G Major, Hess 70 (Fragment Ed. L. Lockwood & A. Gosman)
Draft For Piano In A Major, Hess 60 (Ed. A. Schmitz)
Theme & Variation In A Major, Hess 72
O Hoffnung, Woo 200
Presto In G Major, Bia. 277 (Ed. A. Schmitz)
4 Bagatelles, Woo 213 (Excerpts): No. 2 In G Major, Finale, Bia. 282 [Ed. A. Schmitz]
Piano Etude In B-Flat Major, Hess 58
Piano Etude In C Major, Hess 59
String Quintet In C Major, Woo 62 "Letzter Musikalischer Gedanke" (Completed A. Diabelli For Piano)
9 Variations On A March By Dressler, Woo 63
Piano Sonata In F Major, Woo 50
6 Variations On A Swiss Song, Woo 64 (Version For Piano)
Andante In C Major, Woo 211
Molto Adagio In G Major, Hess 71 (Fragment Ed. L. Lockwood & A. Gosman)
2 Cadenzas In D Minor, Woo 58 (After Mozart's K. 466): No. 1, Allegro
2 Cadenzas In D Minor, Woo 58 (After Mozart's K. 466): No. 2, Rondo. Allegro Assai
Rondo For Piano, Hess 84 (After Beethoven's Op. 61a)
Cadenza For Piano, Hess 85 (After Beethoven's Op. 61a)
4 Bagatelles, Woo 213 (Excerpts Ed. B. Cooper): No. 1 In D-Flat Major, Andante, Bia. 283
4 Bagatelles, Woo 213 (Excerpts Ed. B. Cooper): No. 4 In A Major, Rondo, Bia. 275
Bagatelle No. 25 In A Minor, Woo 59 "Für Elise" (1822 Version)
Piano Sonata In D Major, Bia. 213 "Quasi Una Fantasia" (Fragment Transcr. J. Kerman)

UPC: 747313413171
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 2.14.20
Format: CD

Beethoven / Gallo - Piano Pieces & Fragments (CD)