The first edition of Beethoven’s WoO 77 is entitled “VI Variations très facile pour le Forte-Piano.” Beethoven probably composed these six “easy” variations for his less advanced piano students, or for his friends’ children.
WoO 77 is Beethoven's first set of piano variations based on an original theme. Thayer tells us that the theme is the first episode of the Rondo from the Piano Sonata No. 11 (Day 132) composed around the same time as this work, but the theme has been simplified somewhat.
With a composition like Beethoven’s WoO 77 Easy Variations, one thing is certain: There’s bound to be plenty of YouTube videos showing some of the greatest sights the world has ever known: young people playing Beethoven.
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Variations for Piano in G Major (WoO 77), 1800
Matej Korunoski is from North Macedonia. This piano competition in Belgrade is named after composer Davorin Jenko, who composed the Slovenian national anthem.
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Variations for Piano in G Major (WoO 77), 1800
Nathan Chi is performing at Le Petit Trianon Theater in San Jose, California.
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Variations for Piano in G Major (WoO 77), 1800
I believe that’s Bach keeping watch over Australian pianist Miliah Dee.
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Variations for Piano in G Major (WoO 77), 1800
Who? Where? No idea. What we do know is that it’s a young person who’s learned Beethoven by heart, and that’s what’s really important.
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Variations for Piano in G Major (WoO 77), 1800
A young pianist in Russia, probably. I’m sure the stuffed Bear is named Людвиг.
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Variations for Piano in G Major (WoO 77), 1800
You don’t have to be a kid to play the WoO 77 variations!