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Diabelli

American  
[dee-ah-bel-ee] / ˌdi ɑˈbɛl i /

noun

  1. Antonio 1781–1858, Austrian composer and music publisher.


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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

This time, Adams limited himself to a few bars from Beethoven's penultimate piano sonata, Opus 110, and the "Diabelli" Variations for all his thematic material.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2015

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

Diabelli, Anton, composer and music publisher in Vienna.

From Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 2 by Nohl, Ludwig

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