New Albums Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien continue their Beethoven cycles

Alina Ibragimova & Cédric Tiberghien

Ludwig van Beethoven

Violin Sonatas

No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1
No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 No. 3
No. 2 in A major Op. 12 No. 2
No. 5 in F major Op. 24 “Spring Sonata“

Release Date 5 June 2026 | BIS-2724 SACD

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Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien have been cultivating an almost symbiotic chamber music partnership for many years. This is reflected in no small part by the awards they have won. The press also waxes lyrical. Following a concert by the duo at the Cheltenham Festival, The Times wrote, “both of these players have the potential to conquer the world“.

Alina Ibragimova is first violinist of the Chiaroscuro Quartet, and Cédric Tiberghien performs with distinguished chamber music partners such as violist Antoine Tamestit and baritone Stéphane Degout. Last but not least, Alina and Cédric also pursue their own international solo careers with various orchestras.

Cédric Tiberghien 

Beethoven Variations Vol.  3

Ludwig van Beethoven, Diabelli Variations in C major Op. 120
Variations on themes by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (Wo066), Paul Wranitzky (Wo0 71), André Grétry (Wo0 72), Antonio Salieri (Wo0 73) and on a Swiss Song (Wo064)
György Ligeti, musica ricercata
György Kurtág, Játékok (excerpts)

Release Date 19 June 2026 | HMM 902437.38 | 2 CD

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It is above all through his interpretations of the classical, French, and contemporary repertoire that the French pianist Cédric Tiberghien has established his reputation. He recently concluded, over three seasons, his cycle of Beethoven’s complete piano variations for Wigmore Hall, now released on the Harmonia Mundi label.

“For this third volume, I have further expanded my engagement with the concept of variation, which held such a special place in Beethoven’s thinking. Ligeti’s Musica ricercata can be understood as a cycle of variations in which the number of pitches used is gradually expanded, step by step. In György Kurtág’s collection Játékok, one finds numerous pages entitled ‘Fleurs nous sommes…’, which appear as variations on a single poetic idea. Beethoven, finally, brings his pianistic output to a close with the Diabelli Variations. In this work, he distils a lifetime’s reflection on a compositional procedure of inexhaustible depth, creating an equally intimate and profoundly moving self-portrait.” - Cédric Tiberghien