Diabelli
Americannoun
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The pianist Igor Levit put it on a three-CD set with Bach’s Goldberg Variations and Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations — exalted company indeed.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 26, 2021
As she slides into decline, Katherine travels to Bonn to research why Beethoven devoted so many years to his famous Diabelli Variations — the subject of her monograph and the operative metaphor behind Kaufman’s play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2017
One of the world's greatest pianists, Andras Schiff, played his 60th birthday concert on Saturday - a hugely demanding programme of the Goldberg Variations by Bach and Beethoven's Diabelli Variations.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2013
Mr. Serkin took an outgoing, celebratory approach to the Diabelli waltz that is the subject of these variations, letting its mundane qualities speak for themselves without stressing them.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2011
Accordingly, accompanied by the publisher, Diabelli, he called at Beethoven's house; they found the composer at home, and a courteous but somewhat formal welcome was accorded them.
From Story-Lives of Great Musicians by Francis Jameson Rowbotham
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