Theme and Variations (Cathy's Variations) for Piano
for solo piano (2007)
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SKU: PE.EP68371
For solo piano (2007). Composed by Marc-Andre Hamelin. Piano (Solo). Edition Peters. Book. 20 pages. Edition Peters #98-EP68371. Published by Edition Peters (PE.EP68371).ISBN 9790300757797. English.
"The Theme and Variations is purely the work of a man in love, and it was inspired by my fiancee Cathy Fuller, my true soulmate, who fascinates me more with each passing day. As a matter of fact, the theme is meant to be a portrait of her, something that I'd never had the idea of attempting before. I will always remember the day I first played this piece for her as one of the happiest in my life.
Save perhaps for the slightly naughty inclusion of a meaningful French folksong somewhere in the texture during the coda, there are no motivic allusions or musical codes a la Robert and Clara. The music is as pure and loving as I knew how to make it, though in the instance of variation 3, the composer-pianist in me couldn't resist welding the theme to an extended passage from the last movement of Beethoven's Sonata in E Major Opus 109, one of Cathy's favorite pieces, by the one composer she could never do without." (Marc-Andre Hamelin)