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The performance followed a video of Bernstein discussing the variations with Copland.
Mr. Moor's invention stood out in the last of the variations, with added-on octaves producing joyful noise for grand-finale effect.
It almost seemed as if a different pianist were playing after intermission, as Mr. Kovacevich delved into the variations with full-blooded conviction and a robust sound.
Mr. Langrée led a detailed interpretation of the variations, with a spacious, buoyant rendition of the opening theme and plenty of contrast between the slower and livelier sections.
It was riveting, and also touching, to see the wiry, bookish Mr. Greilsammer playing Rameau's delicate gavotte and three of the variations with such tenderness and intimacy.
(Many other composers also incorporated the tune into their works.) Composed in 1931, the Variations, with chromatic, biting harmonies, reflect Rachmaninoff's mature style, which is less romantic and more emotionally reserved than his earlier pieces.
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The variation, with citrus and mint, is a close second.
The work clings mostly to the purity of G major, and its materials are so self-evident: the variation with the scales chasing each other in thirds (horrible memories of practising scales as a child); the variation with the arpeggios (ditto); the variation with the scurrying passages in one hand and the leaps in the other.
The variation with 7 Ne2 e5 8 Ng3 Re8 9 Bd3 has been known for more than a half-century, reaching its peak in the late forties.
The variation with 5... b5 and 6... Bc5 was always considered so weak that it has never acquired a name.
For the variation with mint, add the chopped mint just before serving.
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