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New. Beethoven: Complete Variations For Piano, Vol. 3

Beethoven - Ligeti - Kurtág

Cédric Tiberghien (piano)

Beethoven: Complete Variations For Piano, Vol. 3

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Tiberghien's usual refinement provides the foundation of the performance [of the Diabellis]. But from the presentation of the theme, this performance is striking for the way he boosts the jaggedness,...

Gramophone Magazine, September 2026

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New. Beethoven: Complete Variations For Piano, Vol. 3

Beethoven - Ligeti - Kurtág

Cédric Tiberghien (piano)

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Tiberghien's usual refinement provides the foundation of the performance [of the Diabellis]. But from the presentation of the theme, this performance is striking for the way he boosts the jaggedness,...

Gramophone Magazine, September 2026

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In this third volume, Cédric Tiberghien completes his tour of the art of variation in Beethoven and his later avatars. Taking in the experimental daring of Ligeti (Musica ricercata) and the poetic games of Kurtág (Játékok), this sweeping survey is completed with the Diabelli Variations, the absolute peak of Beethoven’s piano music.

Contents and tracklist

Ligeti: Musica Ricercata for piano
Work length26:02
I. Sostenuto - Misurato - Prestissimo - Sostenuto
Track length2:32
II. Mesto, rigido e cerimoniale
Track length3:19
III. Allegro con spirito
Track length1:09
IV. Tempo di Valse. Poco vivace ("À l'orgue de Barbarie")
Track length2:04
V. Rubato. Lamentoso
Track length3:06
VI. Allegro molto capriccioso
Track length0:43
VII. Cantabile, molto legato
Track length4:01
VIII. Vivace. Energico
Track length1:01
IX. "Béla Bartók in memoriam", Adagio. Mesto - Allegro maestoso
Track length2:17
X. Vivace. Capriccioso
Track length1:35
XI. "Omaggio a Girolamo Frescobaldi", Andante misurato e tranquillo
Track length4:15
Beethoven: Variations (6) in F major on a Swiss Song, WoO 64
Work length2:23
Theme. Andante con moto
Track length0:20
Var. I
Track length0:16
Var. II
Track length0:19
Var. III
Track length0:23
Var. IV
Track length0:16
Var. V
Track length0:22
Var. VI
Track length0:27
Kurtág: Játékok, Book I: No. 6, Fleurs nous sommes… (1b)
Work length0:17
Beethoven: Variations (8) on the Romance 'Une fièvre brûlante', WoO 72
Work length6:40
Theme. Allegretto
Track length0:32
Var. I
Track length0:29
Var. II
Track length0:29
Var. III
Track length0:39
Var. IV
Track length0:58
Var. V
Track length0:40
Var. VI
Track length0:39
Var. VII
Track length0:40
Var. VIII. Allegro
Track length1:34
Kurtág: Játékok, Book I: No. 34, Fleurs nous sommes… (2)
Work length0:31
Beethoven: 12 Variations on a Russian Dance in A Major, WoO 71
Work length12:28
Theme. Allegretto
Track length0:42
Var. I
Track length0:47
Var. II
Track length0:38
Var. III
Track length0:53
Var. IV
Track length0:45
Var. V
Track length0:57
Var. VI
Track length0:45
Var. VII
Track length0:36
Var. VIII
Track length1:00
Var. IX
Track length0:38
Var. X
Track length0:38
Var. XI
Track length1:07
Var. XII. Allegro
Track length3:02
Kurtág: Jatekok (Games), Book I
Work length1:13
No. 61, Fleurs nous sommes… (4a)
Track length0:33
No. 75, … et encore une fois : Fleurs nous sommes…
Track length0:40
Beethoven: Variations (10) in B-flat major on the duet 'La stessa, la stessissima' from the opera Falstaff by Antonio Salieri, WoO 73
Work length11:52
Theme. Andante con moto
Track length0:46
Var. I
Track length0:42
Var. II
Track length0:45
Var. III
Track length0:41
Var. IV
Track length0:40
Var. V
Track length1:02
Var. VI
Track length0:40
Var. VII
Track length0:38
Var. VIII
Track length1:10
Var. IX
Track length0:49
Var. X. Allegretto, alla Austriaca
Track length3:59
Kurtág: Jatekok (Games), Book V
Work length2:21
No. 9, Fleurs nous sommes… (in mémoriam Árpád Illés) (13a)
Track length1:20
No. 18, Fleurs nous sommes… (from the Sayings of Péter Bornemisza, III.3)
Track length1:01
Beethoven: Variations (13) on the Arietta 'Es war ein alter Mann', WoO 66
Work length13:27
Theme. Allegretto
Track length0:50
Var. I
Track length0:49
Var. II
Track length0:45
Var. III. Commodetto
Track length0:51
Var. IV
Track length0:44
Var. V. Risoluto
Track length0:50
Var. VI. Espressivo
Track length1:14
Var. VII. Allegro non molto
Track length0:59
Var. VIII. Tempo primo
Track length0:57
Var. IX. Con spirito
Track length0:45
Var. X
Track length0:53
Var. XI. Allegro
Track length0:50
Var. XII. Allegro non tanto, con grazia
Track length1:44
Var. XIII. Marcia vivace
Track length1:16
Kurtág: Játékok, Book VII: No. 14, A Flower for Márta
Work length1:22
Beethoven: 33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli in C Major, Op. 120 "Diabelli Variations"
Work length57:44
Theme. Vivace
Track length0:53
Var. I. Alla Marcia maestoso
Track length1:39
Var. II. Poco allegro
Track length0:59
Var. III. L'istesso tempo
Track length1:32
Var. IV. Un poco più vivace
Track length1:05
Var. V. Allegro vivace
Track length0:59
Var. VI. Allegro ma non troppo e serioso
Track length1:51
Var. VII. Un poco più allegro
Track length1:14
Var. VIII. Poco vivace
Track length1:57
Var. IX. Allegro pesante e risoluto
Track length2:00
Var. X. Presto
Track length0:37
Var. XI. Allegretto
Track length1:05
Var. XII. Un poco più moto
Track length1:04
Var. XIII. Vivace
Track length1:11
Var. XIV. Grave e maestoso
Track length4:20
Var. XV. Presto scherzando
Track length0:40
Var. XVI. Allegro
Track length1:01
Var. XVII
Track length1:01
Var. XVIII. Poco moderato
Track length1:48
Var. XIX. Presto
Track length0:55
Var. XX. Andante
Track length1:57
Var. XXI. Allegro con brio - Meno allegro
Track length1:18
Var. XXII. Allegro molto, alla "Notte e giorno faticar" di Mozart
Track length0:51
Var. XXIII. Allegro assai
Track length0:55
Var. XXIV. Fughetta. Andante
Track length3:13
Var. XXV. Allegro
Track length0:52
Var. XXVI
Track length1:30
Var. XXVII. Vivace
Track length1:11
Var. XXVIII. Allegro
Track length1:04
Var. XXIX. Adagio ma non troppo
Track length1:27
Var. XXX. Andante, sempre cantabile
Track length1:54
Var. XXXI. Largo molto - Espressivo
Track length5:29
Var. XXXII. Fuga. Allegro
Track length3:25
Var. XXXIII. Tempo di Minuetto moderato
Track length4:47

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Awards and reviews

  • Presto Recording of the Week
    19th June 2026

September 2026

Tiberghien's usual refinement provides the foundation of the performance [of the Diabellis]. But from the presentation of the theme, this performance is striking for the way he boosts the jaggedness, the rhythmic quirks and the harmonic oddities - and for the way he spotlights normally hidden voices - without ever seeming to impose himself on the music.

19th June 2026

Ligeti's Music ricercata makes a striking opening to the album - Tiberghien's commitment to thoroughly exploring this structural element is unwavering, yet so is his beguiling way with Ligeti's parody of composers from the past...The major work here is of course the Diabelli Variations, and Tiberghien faces one of the biggest challenges of the solo piano repertoire fearlessly. He brings a swagger to the theme, promising that this is going to be anything but a wallflower interpretation.
Matthew Ash
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