20 Variations d-minor op.42 (1902)

Two different acustic situations:

This parallel recording compares the very dry, precise studio sound (here in the acoustics of the Teldex studio and the sound of a New York Steinway from the 1950s), with a sound that one might expect in a modern concert hall (here the acoustics of the Berlin Philharmony and a current German Steinway D).

Two original Versions of Variation 19:

The score contains two different versions of Variation No. 19. They are both presented here in their own players in the context of the entire cycle.