Stephen Hough Aaron Copland Piano Variations (1930) Royal Festival Hall live 2009

Stephen Hough (piano)
Royal Festival Hall London 18 January 2009
Aaron Copland - Piano Variations (1930):
Theme Grave [0:01]
Variation 1 (Molto espressivo) [0:40]
Variation 2 Più mosso [1:05]
Variation 3 Più mosso [1:26]
Variation 4 Meno mosso [1:45]
Variation 5 [2:07]
Variation 6 Più mosso [2:27]
Variation 7 (Boldly) [2:44]
Variation 8 - Più mosso ancora [3:02]
Variation 9 (Warmly) [3:13]
Variation 10 Più largamente [3:25]
Variation 11 Lento [3:49]
Variation 12 Subito allegretto [4:29]
Variation 13 Poco più mosso [4:40]
Variation 14 Allegro con brio [4:52]
Variation 15 [5:14]
Variation 16 [5:37]
Variation 17 [5:54]
Variation 18 (Subito pianissimo, scherzando) [6:14]
Variation 19 Molto meno mosso [6:34]
Variation 20 (not too fast, well articulated) [6:50]
Coda Subito lento moderato - Poco largamente - Più largamente ancora [7:32]

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What a magnificent interpretation of this monumental Copeland universe

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absolutely magnificent.

[@cufflink44]

The best performance I've heard of this still-astonishing and iconic work. Hough makes it sound lyrical, not just harsh and percussive. Thanks so much for uploading!

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Stephen Hough🍒
‘Impressive virtuosity, as musically purposeful as it’s exciting … Hough’s brilliantly exact judgement of sonority in Copland’s Piano Variations - chiselled, rather than flinty … makes this the best performance I’ve heard’ (Classic FM Magazine)