Inspired by van Beethoven, Martinu, Hindemith
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)
- Paulus Hindemith (1895-1963)
Inspirations is one of the mainsprings of art. Without the power of inspirations lurks the danger of weakened expressiveness and eloquence. For us, performing musicians, the profusion of riches written by composers over the ages is our greatest source of inspiration. But we also draw inspiration for our interpretations from other sources such as meeting and communicating with others, personal development and experience of life. Tese sources of inspiration are the ties that hold this CD together. The interesting thing about the pieces on this CD is that they were all in spired by either a composer, a text or another musician. Hindemith was inspired by an old nursey rhyme for his variations. Beethoven found himself inspired by the music of Mozart and Händel. Martinù got his inspiration from a great cello virtuoso. And we in turn found ourselves inspired by Beethoven, Martinù and Hindemith. Herein lies the explanation behind the album title: Inspired by!

Track listing
Inspired by van Beethoven, Martinu, Hindemith | |||
Twelve variations on Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen from Die Zauberflöte by Mozart | |||
1 | Thema-Allegretto | 00:32 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
2 | Variation I | 00:32 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
3 | Variation II | 00:30 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
4 | Variation III | 00:27 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
5 | Variation IV | 00:31 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
6 | Variation V | 00:30 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
7 | Variation VI | 00:27 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
8 | Variation VII | 00:33 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
9 | Variation VIII | 00:28 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
10 | Variation IX | 00:35 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
11 | Variation X-Adagio | 01:20 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
12 | Variation XI-Poco Adagio, quasi Andante | 00:56 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
13 | Variation XII-Allegro | 01:42 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
Variations sur un thème slovaque | |||
14 | Thème | 01:40 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)' | |||
15 | Variation I-Moderato | 01:03 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)' | |||
16 | Variation II-Poco Allegro | 01:17 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)' | |||
17 | Variation III-Moderato | 02:03 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)' | |||
18 | Variation IV-Scherzo: Allegretto-Poco Andante | 01:50 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)' | |||
19 | Variation V-Allegro | 01:17 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)' | |||
Twelf variations on See the conqu'ring hero comes from Judas Maccabeus by Handel | |||
20 | Thema-Allegretto | 00:54 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
21 | Variation I | 00:39 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
22 | Variation II | 00:36 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
23 | Variation III | 00:40 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
24 | Variation IV | 00:48 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
25 | Variation V | 00:46 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
26 | Variation VI | 00:39 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
27 | Variation VII | 00:36 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
28 | Variation VIII | 00:43 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
29 | Variation IX | 00:47 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
30 | Variation X-Allegro | 00:41 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
31 | Variation XI-Adagio | 03:19 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
32 | Variarion XII-Allegro | 00:57 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
A saw a Frog-Courting - Variations on a traditional English song | |||
33 | I Mässig schnell | 00:35 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Paulus Hindemith (1895-1963)' | |||
34 | II MM=96 | 00:23 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Paulus Hindemith (1895-1963)' | |||
35 | III | 00:24 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Paulus Hindemith (1895-1963)' | |||
36 | IV | 00:26 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Paulus Hindemith (1895-1963)' | |||
37 | V-Allegro agitato | 00:24 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Paulus Hindemith (1895-1963)' | |||
38 | VI | 00:24 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Paulus Hindemith (1895-1963)' | |||
39 | VII-Jig | 00:21 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Paulus Hindemith (1895-1963)' | |||
40 | VIII | 00:25 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Paulus Hindemith (1895-1963)' | |||
41 | IX | 00:26 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Paulus Hindemith (1895-1963)' | |||
42 | X-Allegro Molto | 00:20 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Paulus Hindemith (1895-1963)' | |||
43 | XI | 00:20 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Paulus Hindemith (1895-1963)' | |||
44 | XII | 00:24 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Paulus Hindemith (1895-1963)' | |||
45 | XIII-Mässig schnell | 00:30 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Paulus Hindemith (1895-1963)' | |||
Seven Variations on Bei Männem, welche Liebe fühlen from Die Zauberflöte by Mozart | |||
46 | Thema-Andante | 00:54 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
47 | Variation I | 00:40 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
48 | Variation II | 00:41 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
49 | Variation III | 00:56 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
50 | Variation IV | 01:02 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
51 | Variation V-Si prendre il tempo un poco pìu vivo | 00:34 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
52 | Variation VI-Adagio | 02:21 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
53 | Variation VII-Allegro ma non troppo-Coda | 01:48 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)' | |||
Variations on a Theme by Rossini | |||
54 | Poco Allegro | 01:13 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)' | |||
55 | Variation I-Poco Allegro | 00:55 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)' | |||
56 | Variation II-Poco pìu allegro | 01:36 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)' | |||
57 | Variation III-Andante | 02:18 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)' | |||
58 | Variation IV-Allegro-Vivo-Moderato Maestoso | 01:51 | |
artists: 'Silke Avenhaus' 'Quirine Viersen' composers: 'Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)' |