32 Variations on an original theme in C minor, WoO80 6 Variations on an original theme in F major, Op. 34 15 Variations and a fugue on an original theme 'Eroica', Op. 35 9 Variations on the aria 'Quant'e piu bello' from Paisiello's La molinara, WoO69 6 Variations on the duet 'Nel cor piu non mi sento' from La molinara, WoO70 7 Variations on 'God save the King', WoO78 5 Variations on 'Rule, Britannia', WoO79
The great ‘Eroica’ variations are the centrepiece of an album which, ending with two amusingly anglophile tributes, contains some surprisingly under-appreciated Beethoven. This is an indispensable pendant to Angela Hewitt’s ongoing survey of the piano sonatas. Recorded in Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, on 27-30 January 2020. Piano: Fazioli.