Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Igor Levit
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Sony
Catalogue: 88875140152
Release: 2016
Size: 837 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Diabelli Variations – 33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op. 120
01. Tema. Vivace
02. Var. 1 – Alla Marcia maestoso
03. Var. 2 – Poco allegro
04. Var. 3 – L’istesso tempo
05. Var. 4 – Un poco più vivace
06. Var. 5 – Allegro vivace
07. Var. 6 – Allegro ma non troppo e serioso
08. Var. 7 – Un poco più allegro
09. Var. 8 – Piu vivace
10. Var. 9 – Allegro pesante e risoluto
11. Var. 10 – Presto
12. Var. 11 – Allegretto
13. Var. 12 – Un poco più moto
14. Var. 13 – Vivace
15. Var. 14 – Grave e maestoso
16. Var. 15 – Presto scherzando
17. Var. 16 – Allegro
18. Var. 17
19. Var. 18 – Poco moderato
20. Var. 19 – Presto
21. Var. 20 – Andante
22. Var. 21 – Allegro con brio, Meno allegro, Tempo I
23. Var. 22 – Allegro molto (alla “Notte e giorno faticar” di Mozart)
24. Var. 23 – Allegro assai
25. Var. 24 – Fughetta. Andante
26. Var. 25 – Allegro
27. Var. 26
28. Var. 27 – Vivace
29. Var. 28 – Allegro
30. Var. 29 – Adagio ma non troppo
31. Var. 30 – Andante, sempre cantabile
32. Var. 31 – Largo, molto espressivo
33. Var. 32 – Fuga. Allegro, Poco adagio
34. Var. 33 – Tempo di Menuetto moderato (ma non tirarsi dietro)
Levit is particularly at ease with the piano works of Beethoven. He is currently performing a Beethoven cycle at the Wigmore Hall where he is performing all Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas over 8 concerts. The Diabelli Variations form part of Beethoven’s later output and is recorded here by Levit; “Not since Andreas Staier’s version on fortepiano for Harmonia Mundi has there been such a riveting dissection of Beethoven’s amused quirkiness” (BBC Music Magazine).