Rare page - 8 Variations on Gretry's Air "Une fievre brulante"

[Peter]

Now available to members at
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'Man know thyself'

[Chris]

Very good. I shall have to put this on my list of pieces to learn to play. Alas, I shall never get through the whole list!

[Andrea]

A very lovely, peaceful and at times energetic piece. As I played it, the sun came out here in Heiligenstadt. It's like Beethoven himself smiling down on us.

[Chaszz]

Very nice, Rod. But I notice it is Brendel again. He plays modern piano, doesn't he, not fortepiano? I'm confused.

[Sorrano]

Originally posted by Peter:
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Some of my favorite piano music is contained within the Beethoven variations for piano. I could listen to this stuff forevor! And I, too, will have to look at learning this piece on piano. (I've been looking at the variations and wondering which one to work on--some are obviously way over my head, but maybe this will be a good one to start with.)

[Sorrano]

Originally posted by Peter:
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Just finished listening to this. What a bright shaft of light this brings into this darkened world! Brendel, in general, displays a good clean style that I think would have pleased Beethoven. I have a set of complete piano music of Beethoven on vinyl, played by Brendel, and for the most part have not been disappointed.

[Joy]

Originally posted by Sorrano:

Just finished listening to this. What a bright shaft of light this brings into this darkened world! Brendel, in general, displays a good clean style that I think would have pleased Beethoven. I have a set of complete piano music of Beethoven on vinyl, played by Brendel, and for the most part have not been disappointed.

Very nice piece. I have some piano sonatas (Pathetique, Moonlight, Appassioniata), to name a few by Brendel and enjoy them very much myself. I have the complete Piano Sonatas by Bernard Roberts and really like how he brings out the music and makes it come alive.

Joy

[Gurn Blanston]

Rod,
That was quite enjoyable. I like Brendel in any case, no matter the instrument. I particularly liked the piece you posted the other day (Hess 36?) the string quartet fugue on a theme of Handel. I was looking through the history of rare page entries and didn't note the presence of WoO 45 (12 Variations for Cello & Piano on a theme from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus). I am wondering if you in fact have that piece? I have looked around here for it for quite some time with no success. If you do have it, could you consider putting it on the future posting list. I would quite like to hear it.
Thanks, Gurn

[This message has been edited by Gurn Blanston (edited January 15, 2003).]

[Sorrano]

Originally posted by Joy:
Very nice piece. I have some piano sonatas (Pathetique, Moonlight, Appassioniata), to name a few by Brendel and enjoy them very much myself. I have the complete Piano Sonatas by Bernard Roberts and really like how he brings out the music and makes it come alive.

Joy

I tried ordering the complete Bernard Roberts set from Amazon.com but it wasn't available. I suppose I could check out a few other places.

[Joy]

Originally posted by Sorrano:

I tried ordering the complete Bernard Roberts set from Amazon.com but it wasn't available. I suppose I could check out a few other places.

I bought my Collection at Amazon.com but that was some time ago. Maybe they don't carry it anymore.
Try this address and it should take you right to the Beethoven CD's on Buy.com I don't know if you'll find the Bernard Roberts Collection but they have plenty of Beethoven there and some at better prices than Amazon. Good Luck!
http://www.buy.com/retail/searchresu...thoven&loc=109

Joy

[Sorrano]

Originally posted by Joy:
I bought my Collection at Amazon.com but that was some time ago. Maybe they don't carry it anymore.
Try this address and it should take you right to the Beethoven CD's on Buy.com I don't know if you'll find the Bernard Roberts Collection but they have plenty of Beethoven there and some at better prices than Amazon. Good Luck!
http://www.buy.com/retail/searchresults.asp?search_store=6&querytype=music&q u=B eethoven&loc=109

Joy

Thanks! I'll give it a look!

[Chaszz]

Originally posted by Sorrano:
Thanks! I'll give it a look!

People may also want to check out www.arkivmusic.com which is a new site dedicated to carrying almost everything in print in classical CDs. I have also sometimes found things that were not available at amazon on barnesandnoble.com and towerrecords.com.

[Peter]

I thought someone might have enquired about Gretry, but here goes anyway - He was born at Liege in 1741 and died near Paris in 1813. He literally walked to Rome where he studied. After little success he made his way to Paris (I don't think he walked this time!) where his career blossomed - he produced fifty operas which are notable for their melodic charm.

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[Rod]

Originally posted by Chaszz:
Very nice, Rod. But I notice it is Brendel again. He plays modern piano, doesn't he, not fortepiano? I'm confused.

The point of the rare music page is not the instruments but the relative rareness of the pieces in question. There is currently no version of this piece on the fortepiano. Brendel does quite a good job of these lesser known variations, but the the Eroica variations and sonatas are a different matter from what I've heard. Beethoven composed quite a few sets of vatiations that are never heard, some quite substantial, yet all are very listenable and tastefully put together, as the current recording shows.

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[Rod]

Originally posted by Gurn Blanston:
Rod,
That was quite enjoyable. I like Brendel in any case, no matter the instrument. I particularly liked the piece you posted the other day (Hess 36?) the string quartet fugue on a theme of Handel. I was looking through the history of rare page entries and didn't note the presence of WoO 45 (12 Variations for Cello & Piano on a theme from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus). I am wondering if you in fact have that piece? I have looked around here for it for quite some time with no success. If you do have it, could you consider putting it on the future posting list. I would quite like to hear it.
Thanks, Gurn

[This message has been edited by Gurn Blanston (edited January 15, 2003).]

I have a first class recording of the Handel variations, but each variation is a seperate track so posting them all would be rather complex.

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"If I were but of noble birth..." - Rod Corkin