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Theme and Variations (Cathy's Variations) for Piano
19852969
19852969
19852969
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SKU: PE.EP68371
For solo piano (2007). Composed by Marc-Andre Hamelin. Piano Book. Edition Peters. Book. 20 pages. Edition Peters #98-EP68371. Published by Edition Peters (PE.EP68371).ISBN 9790300757797. English.
"The Theme and Variations is purely the work of a man in love, and it was inspired by my fiancee Cathy Fuller, my true soulmate, who fascinates me more with each passing day. As a matter of fact, the theme is meant to be a portrait of her, something that I'd never had the idea of attempting before. I will always remember the day I first played this piece for her as one of the happiest in my life.
Save perhaps for the slightly naughty inclusion of a meaningful French folksong somewhere in the texture during the coda, there are no motivic allusions or musical codes a la Robert and Clara. The music is as pure and loving as I knew how to make it, though in the instance of variation 3, the composer-pianist in me couldn't resist welding the theme to an extended passage from the last movement of Beethoven's Sonata in E Major Opus 109, one of Cathy's favorite pieces, by the one composer she could never do without." (Marc-Andre Hamelin)
Ratings + Reviews
Based on 2 Reviews
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Robert P.
March 29, 2024
Beethoven redo
This is a really sweet piece that in one of the variations uses Beethoven Op. 109 as a model.
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88melter
October 24, 2017
Solid tonal music here...
Hamelin has created some accessible and playable variations here. Lots of running 16ths in the middle of the set. The theme is multi-tonal, in the sense that the key shifts back and forth, rather than using traditional modulations and sequences. More like a set of Beethoven variations than you'd think.
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