Russian Variations

Russian Variations

John Field, Alexander Glazunov, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninov; Piers Lane

TypeAlbum
ReleasedApril 5, 2024
LabelHyperion

Tracks

# Title Popular Duration
1 Variations on a Russian Folksong 6:00
2 Theme and Variations, op. 72: Theme: Andante 0:36
3 Theme and Variations, op. 72: Variation 1: Più mosso 0:25
4 Theme and Variations, op. 72: Variation 2: L’istesso tempo 0:25
5 Theme and Variations, op. 72: Variation 3: Andante 0:32
6 Theme and Variations, op. 72: Variation 4: Poco più mosso 0:30
7 Theme and Variations, op. 72: Variation 5: Andante sostenuto 0:41
8 Theme and Variations, op. 72: Variation 6: Largo 1:00
9 Theme and Variations, op. 72: Variation 7: Allegro 0:38
10 Theme and Variations, op. 72: Variation 8: Vivo 0:43
11 Theme and Variations, op. 72: Variation 9: Adagio tranquillo 2:32
12 Theme and Variations, op. 72: Variation 10: Allegro assai 0:39
13 Theme and Variations, op. 72: Variation 11: Allegretto 1:52
14 Theme and Variations, op. 72: Variation 12: Andante sostenuto 2:19
15 Theme and Variations, op. 72: Variation 13: Allegro 1:07
16 Theme and Variations, op. 72: Variation 14: Andante tranquillo 3:30
17 Theme and Variations, op. 72: Variation 15: Finale: Allegro moderato 2:34
18 Six morceaux composés sur un seul thème, op. 21: No. 1 in G-sharp minor: Prélude 2:48
19 Six morceaux composés sur un seul thème, op. 21: No. 2 in G-sharp minor: Fugue à 4 voix 3:42
20 Six morceaux composés sur un seul thème, op. 21: No. 3 in C-sharp minor: Impromptu 2:35
21 Six morceaux composés sur un seul thème, op. 21: No. 4 in A-flat minor: Marche funèbre 6:46
22 Six morceaux composés sur un seul thème, op. 21: No. 5 in A-flat minor: Mazurque 4:35
23 Six morceaux composés sur un seul thème, op. 21: No. 6 in A-flat major: Scherzo 5:40
24 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Theme in C minor: Largo 1:31
25 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 1 in C minor: Moderato 0:33
26 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 2 in C minor: Allegro 0:15
27 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 3 in C minor: L’istesso tempo 0:14
28 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 4 in C minor: L’istesso tempo 0:45
29 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 5 in C minor: Meno mosso 0:28
30 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 6 in C minor: Meno mosso 1:07
31 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 7 in C minor: Allegro 0:15
32 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 8 in C minor: L’istesso tempo 0:19
33 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 9 in C minor: L’istesso tempo 0:20
34 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 10 in C minor: Più vivo 0:32
35 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 11 in E-flat major: Lento 1:30
36 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 12 in C minor: Moderato 2:12
37 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 13 in C minor: Largo 1:21
38 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 14 in C minor: Moderato 1:42
39 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 15 in F minor: Allegro scherzando 1:20
40 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 16 in F minor: Lento 1:27
41 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 17 in B-flat minor: Grave 1:25
42 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 18 in B-flat minor: Più mosso 0:50
43 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 19 in A major: Allegro vivace 1:21
44 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 20 in C-sharp minor: Presto 1:06
45 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 21 in D-flat major: Andante – Più vivo 2:54
46 Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22: Variation 22 in C major: Maestoso – Meno mosso – Presto 5:00
 46 tracks, 1 hr 20 min

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