BEETHOVEN, L. van: 7 Variations on Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote (Schwabe, Rimmer)
Soloist:
Rimmer, Nicholas
Soloist:
Schwabe, Gabriel
Composer:
Beethoven, Ludwig van
7 Variations on Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote in E-Flat Major, WoO 46
Date of Concert: 02-2023
Playing Time: 00:09:42
Catalogue Number: NVF1429
UPC: 730099643313
Conversely, his second set of variations based on Die Zauberflote, which appeared in Vienna in 1802 and were probably composed the previous year, finds the two instruments essentially as equal partners. This takes the Act I duet Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen, as its basis, originally sung by the characters Pamina and Papageno, and Beethoven initially follows the dialogue of the duet, with the piano in the role of Pamina and the cello answering as Papageno. As in the Op. 5 sonatas, light-hearted playfulness and dramatic rivalry characterize the variations that follow, including - towards the very end - a gentle reprise of the original theme, before the brilliant conclusion.
