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Sorry that it looks a bit like a map of the London Underground, but if you listen to the podcast above, it makes some kind of sense.
And here’s how the ground-bass of the finale was arrived at:
- Theme. Chorale St. Antoni. Andante
- Variation I. Poco più animato – 2/4
- Variation II. Più vivace – 2/4
- Variation III. Con moto – 2/4
- Variation IV. Andante con moto – 3/8
- Variation V. Vivace – 6/8
- Variation VI. Vivace – 2/4
- Variation VII. Grazioso – 6/8
- Variation VIII. Presto non troppo – 3/4
- Finale – 2/2
I thought I’d give both versions of the work so that you can compare them. Note that despite their opus number order (56a is orchestra and 56b pianos), the piano version was written first.
This is Ivan Fischer with Budapesti Fesztiválzenekar:
…and the two pianists are Anastasia Gromoglasova (left) and Lyubov Gromoglasova (right)
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