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15 Piano Variations and Fugue in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 "Eroica Variations" : Beethoven: 15 Piano Variations and Fugue in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 "Eroica Variations": Variation 5 by Alfred Brendel album cover

15 Piano Variations and Fugue in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 "Eroica Variations" : Beethoven: 15 Piano Variations and Fugue in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 "Eroica Variations": Variation 5

by Alfred Brendel

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About "15 Piano Variations and Fugue in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 "Eroica Variations" : Beethoven: 15 Piano Variations and Fugue in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 "Eroica Variations": Variation 5" by Alfred Brendel

Brendel turns Beethoven's Variation 5 into a playful, coiled spring—staccato wit over a restless bass. The Eroica theme is dismantled with surgical charm, each phrase a tiny revolt that keeps the ear guessing, never settling.