Review of Cedric Tibergen – Beethoven: The Complete Variations Volume 2

After the album “Beethoven Variations” in 2001, Cedric Tibergian revisited these works, albeit in a more comprehensive context. The second part of his encyclopedic project contains, in addition to the 32 C minor editions, other works from the collection “without opus number”. It is accompanied by works by Sweelinck, Bach, Cage, Feldman, and Crumb. This constellation can be said or not. Piano-wise, the Frenchman is very daring without risking everything. It makes a more convincing impression in the windier sections than in the more conservative ones. Beethoven's sense of humor is reflected in Tibergen's short form variations. But the “all-or-nothing” principle in minor variations in C was more urgently captured by other pianists (Golda et al.). Overall, however, the album impresses with its stylistic diversity, including among other composers.

Beethoven: WoO Variations 63, 65, 68 and 77-80, works by Sweelinck, J.S. Bach, J.S. Bach/Brahms, Feldmann, Cage & Crumb

Cedric Tibergen (piano)
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Cedric Tibergen

Cedric Tibergian, born May 5, 1975, studied at the Paris Conservatory with Frédéric Agési and Gerard Fremy, where he graduated with honors at the age of seventeen. At the 1998 Long-Thibaud Concours, he won…More