I am really amazed: I thought I knew all Beethovens major works and now I discovered the Kakadu Piano Trio variations op. 121a. I never really had an interest in these because I thought they were from Beethovens early youth. Now I heard it several times recently with the performance of Barenboim and du Pre. I can say - they are fantastic and I think the introduction and the Adagio towards the end and the following fugato variation are certainly from his late years!
Enjoy if you also don't know this work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb5V_wmfgyU
Helpful are these remarks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakadu_Variations
"...Like the introduction, this final variation shows a chromatic and contrapuntal complexity that goes beyond what Beethoven achieved in his early works, and that likely reflects revisions made during his period of greatest maturity."
Gerd
Enjoy if you also don't know this work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb5V_wmfgyU
Helpful are these remarks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakadu_Variations
"...Like the introduction, this final variation shows a chromatic and contrapuntal complexity that goes beyond what Beethoven achieved in his early works, and that likely reflects revisions made during his period of greatest maturity."
Gerd
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