Beethoven Variations Angela Hewitt, piano Hyperion CDA68346 ★ ★ ★ ★★ Beethoven laughed derisively when, much later in life, he heard a friend playing his early 32 Variations in C minor. With a light and supple touch, Hewitt conjures up these miniature worlds with thrilling conviction, and she brings bewitching charm to the variations, which follow; Beethoven’s toyings with “God …
