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Track Listings
| 1. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Tema | |||
| 2. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 1: Alla Marcia Maestosa | |||
| 3. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 2: Poco Allegro | |||
| 4. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 3: L'istesso Tempo | |||
| 5. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 4: Un Poco Piu Vivace | |||
| 6. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 5: Allegro Vivace | |||
| 7. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 6: Allegro Ma Non Troppo E Serioso | |||
| 8. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 7: Un Poco Piu Allegro | |||
| 9. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 8: Poco Vivace | |||
| 10. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 9: Allegro Pesante E Risoluto | |||
| 11. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 10: Presto | |||
| 12. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 11: Allegretto | |||
| 13. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 12: Un Poco Piu Mosso | |||
| 14. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 13: Vivace | |||
| 15. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 14: Grave E Maestoso | |||
| 16. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 15: Presto Scherzando | |||
| 17. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 16: Allegro | |||
| 18. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 17: (Allegro) | |||
| 19. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 18: Poco Moderato | |||
| 20. 33 Vars On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op.120: Var 19: Presto | |||
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(33) Variations in C on a Waltz by Diabelli, 'Diabelli Variations'
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Piotr Anderszewski
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Amazon.co.uk Review
With this scintillating version of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations, Piotr Anderszewski has at a stroke made his mark as a front-rank recording artist. Daniel Barenboim, Alfred Brendel and Maurizio Pollini have until now led the field with this work, but this Polish-Hungarian pianist is in every respect their equal. And the challenge is huge. Beethoven wrote these 33 linked pieces in response to what he regarded as a puny challenge from a publisher--to compose just one variation on a trivial little theme--and they fairly crackle with his sense of outrage: their technical difficulties are as nothing compared to the aesthetic problem of welding them into a satisfactory whole. Anderszewski's opening is itself a surprise--he actually invests the theme with dignity--but what follows is consistently riveting. His interpretation is intensely individual and he brings out Beethoven's sheer quirkiness in full measure--the jagged structures and the seemingly perverse harmonic byways down which he doggedly goes. But as this pianist shows, that perverseness is only on the surface, because there's a serene order underlying it. The dynamics are perfectly controlled, the inner voices sing out, the touch is light and springy, the sound has radiant warmth and there's never the slightest hint of effort. Anderszewski brings out all the comedy, tragedy and pathos in this masterpiece and resolves them all with visionary clarity. --Michael Church
With this scintillating version of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations, Piotr Anderszewski has at a stroke made his mark as a front-rank recording artist. Daniel Barenboim, Alfred Brendel and Maurizio Pollini have until now led the field with this work, but this Polish-Hungarian pianist is in every respect their equal. And the challenge is huge. Beethoven wrote these 33 linked pieces in response to what he regarded as a puny challenge from a publisher--to compose just one variation on a trivial little theme--and they fairly crackle with his sense of outrage: their technical difficulties are as nothing compared to the aesthetic problem of welding them into a satisfactory whole. Anderszewski's opening is itself a surprise--he actually invests the theme with dignity--but what follows is consistently riveting. His interpretation is intensely individual and he brings out Beethoven's sheer quirkiness in full measure--the jagged structures and the seemingly perverse harmonic byways down which he doggedly goes. But as this pianist shows, that perverseness is only on the surface, because there's a serene order underlying it. The dynamics are perfectly controlled, the inner voices sing out, the touch is light and springy, the sound has radiant warmth and there's never the slightest hint of effort. Anderszewski brings out all the comedy, tragedy and pathos in this masterpiece and resolves them all with visionary clarity. --Michael Church