Ignaz Friedman - Paganini Variations (audio + sheet music)

[@ashiapmanman]

0:00 - Theme: Tempo giusto. 0:33 - Var. 1: Vivo. 0:54 - Var. 2: Presto assai. 1:13 - Var. 3: Quasi andante. 2:16 - Var. 4: Allegretto, con eleganza. 3:01 - Var. 5: Andante sostenuto, serioso. 4:20 - Var. 6: Allegro ben marcato. 5:09 - Var 7: [tempo indication isn't indicated in the score on imslp] 5:43 - Var. 8: Tempo di Mazurka. 6:37 - Var. 9: Presto e distinto. 6:59 - Var. 10: Quasi andantino, commodo. 8:00 - Var. 11: Allegro giocoso. 8:15 - Var. 12: Allegro deciso. 8:55 - Var. 13: Andante pensieroso. 10:00 - Var. 14: Vivo assai. 10:29 - Var. 15: Andante mesto. 12:33 - Var. 16: Allegretto grazioso, quasi una Canzonetta. 13:08 - Var. 17, Finale: Con spirito, vivo - Presto

[@chrehx]

these variations are so refreshing to hear, i really liked the 3rd one!

[@sebastiantorres2542]

Great variation, you're right. Pretty modern I feel.

[@kzelmer]

Friedman was indeed a beast. Not only technically gifted but also with a great sense of voicing and rubato (his nocturne op 55 no 2 rendition is on another level)

[@sirdicaudore]

Wonderful Variations full of imagination! Great piano playing by Valerie Tryon!!!

[@jacobleis5673]

Interesting: Variation #1 was clearly inspired by Brahms' 2nd Study, Variation #1; and to further elaborate: Variation #3 sounds like it could have been a candidate for a variation in Rachmaninoff's Paganini Rhapsody - chord progression and major key. Variation #4 has arpeggios that Liszt or Thalberg would have employed. Variation #5 has a Schumann melody delivered with fingers 4 & 5 while sustaining some lower-noted chords with fingers 1, 2 & 3. Variation #6, 7 impressions seem to be that it started out being written by Brahms, but Godowsky got ahold of it to see how fast the performer could constantly four notes at time. Seriously, these look like a workout. Variation #9 & 12 have a Medtner style to them, similar parts of his 2nd Piano Concerto. Variation #10 sounds like it could have doubled as a Blumenfeld Impromptu. Variation #13 also has a very Godowsky feel to it - like two-handed version to be prepped for a left-hand only version.

[@douwemusic]

Ok

[@samjoseph7846]

very interesting outlook

[@deodatdechampignac]

Variation 2 is Saint -Saens copy ; variation 5 is more Poulenc than Schumann...

[@paolofranceschi6874]

Very interesting set of variations ❤❤❤

[@antimon40]

Var. 13 8:55 is wonderful

[@clarkebynum4623]

3rd variation is immaculate

[@matthewparis1907]

Always ingenious and interesting. Derivative yet utterly original. Musically sometimes up there with Brahms.

[@ChrisBreemer]

Wow. A rich, varied, and inventive set of Paganini's that can stand proudly alongside the best of them. Really eclectic too - vars. 3 and 5 could almost be by Poulenc, and var.13 seems to foreshadow Mompou. There is also Chopin but I forgot the number. Ans Liszt, of course. Awesome performance by Tryon, a pianist who should be far better known.

[@MichaelKaykov]

It’s a really interesting set!

[@stephanbrucebecker7268]

He was a brilliant pianist!

[@elijahstewart3231]

okay what composer hasn’t varied this theme

[@mckernan603]

It was a meme

[@ShaunakDesaiPiano]

Ravel, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Kapustin. To name a few. But I get your point.

[@elijahstewart3231]

@@ShaunakDesaiPiano no negativity intended :)

[@ShaunakDesaiPiano]

@@elijahstewart3231 oh of course not, I know that :).

[@elijahstewart3231]

@@ShaunakDesaiPiano wonderful!

[@MicoAquinoComposer]

Variation 10 is lovely!

[@rodluc2001]

3rd Brahms Book 😍

[@zounai8387]

I need so badly an A minor chord in the upper register after those last low octaves of A:s

[@jerry_moo]

For a perhaps more fluid and organic depiction of what the performance could have been, set the playback to 1,25x speed.

[@therealtruetwelfth798]

No.

[@WEEBLLOM]

No.

[@sv0010]

Agreed!

[@정-e7y]

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