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Ludwig van Beethoven

Theme and Seven Variations on "Bei Mannern" from Mozart's The Magic Flute, WoO 46  Play

Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir Cello
Shirley Trissell Piano

Recorded on 01/19/2012, uploaded on 05/29/2013

Musician's or Publisher's Notes

Mozart´s wildly popular opera, The Magic Flute, inspired Beethoven to write these seven variations for cello and piano 10 years after the opera´s premier.  The aria "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" is a duet between Pamina and the silly bird-catcher, Papageno.  Pamina comforts Papageno, who is bemoaning his lack of a “Papagena”, by singing this simple ode to love.  In Beethoven´s opening theme, the piano plays Pamina´s opening lines and the cello subsequently answers in the tenor´s role.  In the following variations, Beethoven explores different moods and embellishments of the theme and even adds a bass-baritone variation.  Never surrendering to pure virtuosity, these variations are more a musical exploration than instrumental showcase, yet they finish with a conquering finale.      Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir

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Love this song!!!!!!!!

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