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Track(s) taken from CDA66584

Thème Varié in A major, Op 89

composer

Peter Jacobs (piano)
Recording details: June 1991
St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mike Skeet
Engineered by Mike Skeet
Release date: April 1992
Total duration: 5 minutes 5 seconds
 

Reviews

‘Jacobs treats the music with affection, but also respect; he's served by an excellent recording’ (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide)

‘Well worth the attention of those who enjoy piano music that seeks merely to soothe, charm and enchant’ (Gramophone)

‘In this well recorded, presented and imaginatively conceived issue we see again just how well Hyperion can produce the goods! It is a particular pleasure to see this issue on the market’ (CDReview)
Chaminade’s Thème varié, Op 89 in A major, is a short, informal set of variations – essentially decorative elaborations of a lilting, mock-classical tune. There are chiming effects, and two A minor variations with sonorous arpeggio writing. At the end the arpeggio decoration entwines with a partial reprise of the theme.

from notes by Calum MacDonald © 1992

Le Thème varié, opus 89, en la majeur, est une série courte et simple de variations – des élaborations essentiellement décoratives d’un air cadencé, imitant le classique. Il y a des effets carillonnants, et deux variations en la mineur avec une forte écriture d’arpèges sonores. À la fin, une reprise partielle du thème s’entrelace dans l’élaboration d’arpèges.

extrait des notes rédigées par Calum MacDonald © 1992
Français: Alain Midoux

Cécile Chaminades Thème varié, Op. 89, in A-Dur ist eine kurze, zwanglose Folge von Variationen – im wesentlichen dekorative Verarbeitungen einer trällernden pseudoklassischen Melodie samt Glockeneffekten und zwei klangvoll arpeggierenden a-Moll-Variationen. Am Ende verbindet sich die Arpeggioverzierung mit einer teilweisen Reprise des Themas.

aus dem Begleittext von Calum MacDonald © 1992
Deutsch: Anne Steeb/Bernd Müller

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