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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Tema. Vivace
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 1, Alla marcia maestoso
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 2, Poco allegro
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 3, L'istesso tempo
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 4, Un poco più vivace
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 5, Allegro vivace
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 6, Allegro ma non troppo e serioso
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 7, Un poco più allegro
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 8, Poco vivace
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 9, Allegro pesante e risoluto
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 10, Presto
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 11, Allegretto
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 12, Un poco più moto
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 13, Vivace
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 14, Grave e maestoso
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 15, Presto scherzando
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 16, Allegro
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 17, Allegro
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 18, Poco moderato
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 19, Presto
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 20, Andante
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 21, Allegro con brio - Meno allegro
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 22, Allegro molto alla "Notte e giorno faticar" di Mozart
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 23, Allegro assai
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 24, Andante
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 25, Allegro
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 26, Piacevole
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 27, Vivace
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 28, Allegro
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 29, Adagio ma non troppo
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 30, Andante, sempre cantabile
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 31, Largo, molto espressivo
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 32, Fuga
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Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 33, Tempo di menuetto moderato
Item UPC: 880040424123
Date First Available:
Label: ONYX CLASSICS
ABOUT THE ALBUM
In 1819 the publisher and composer Anton Diabelli invited 50 Austrian composers to write one variation a short waltz he had composed. He specified that it take up just one sheet (which he supplied) and this already contained his waltz. Composers such as Czerny, Moscheles, Hummel, Kalkbrenner, Liszt (just 10 years old), Schubert and Beethoven were among those invited. All except one provided their contribution. That one was Beethoven, who, electrified by Diabelli's Waltz produced a massive work comprising 33 variations which was completed after the composer had completed the Missa Solemnis, and the last three piano sonatas. He delivered it to Diabelli in 1823, making it his final masterpiece. This huge work is one of the peaks of the repertoire for solo piano, it still baffles the listener, it still has the capacity to reveal more than we thought we knew about it. It makes extreme demands upon the performer and the listener, and in a great performance never ceases to surprise and shock the listener.
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