The 'Grand Variations on "Rule, Britannia!"'are a pianistic tour de force which is sure to leave audiences breathless for more from this little known composer who served his apprenticeship under both Albrechtsberger and Beethoven. Writen during an eleven year residency in London and based on one of the most enduring patriotic songs of all time, this work stands as testimony to the great affection Ries had for his English home and with it, he endowed our common musical heritage with a work of persuasive grandeur. --- Die ...
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The 'Grand Variations on "Rule, Britannia!"'are a pianistic tour de force which is sure to leave audiences breathless for more from this little known composer who served his apprenticeship under both Albrechtsberger and Beethoven. Writen during an eleven year residency in London and based on one of the most enduring patriotic songs of all time, this work stands as testimony to the great affection Ries had for his English home and with it, he endowed our common musical heritage with a work of persuasive grandeur. --- Die 'Grossen Variationen ???ber "Rule, Britannia!"' sind eine pianistische tour de force, die das Publikum atemlos zur???cklassen und es neugierig auf weitere Werke dieses wenig bekannten Komponisten machen, der bei Albrechtsberger und Beethoven in die Lehre ging. Die Arbeit wurde w???hrend seines elfj???hrigen Aufenthaltes in London verfasst, und hat das wohl dauerhafteste patriotische Lied aller Zeiten zur Grundlage, ein Zeugnis der grossen Zuneigung, die Ries f???r seine englische Wahlheimat empfand. Er hinterliess unserem gemeinsamen musikalischen Erbe eine Arbeit von ???berzeugender Erhabenheit.
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