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Beethoven: Diabelli Variations

Vladimir Feltsman

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There are dozens of available recordings of the 33 Variations for piano on a waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120, which, along with the Ninth Symphony, is Beethoven's ultimate statement of the potential of variation form. But this one by Russian-American pianist Vladimir Feltsman ranks among the very best. Feltsman deploys the resources of Russian pianism -- the powerful left hand, the ability to create large musical spaces, the effortless texture shifts -- in a way that enhances Beethoven's musical language and doesn't compete with it. Feltsman carefully builds up the awesome dimensions of his reading, taking time and focusing on the lower lines of the first several variations. By the time he gets to the first round of slow and harmonically profound variations listeners are sensitized to the smaller details he places in between the main lines, and the three massive slow variations at the end, Nos. 29-31, are awe-inspiring in their detail and seeming rhythmic flexibility. In the fast variations, too, even the one that begins with a sample of Mozart's Don Giovanni, the effect is one of depth and great probing. Cumulatively the performance keeps giving you things to come back to and reconsider later, and Nimbus does typically excellent engineering work at Britain's Wyastone Estate concert hall. This is a real keeper.

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Vladimir Feltsman

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1
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 1 Thema - Vivace
00:00:56

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

2
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 2 Variation I - Alla Marcia Maestoso
00:01:33

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

3
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 3 Variation II - Poco Allegro
00:00:44

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

4
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 4 Variation III - L'istesso Tempo
00:01:24

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

5
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 5 Variation IV - Un Poco Piu Vivace
00:01:08

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

6
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 6 Variation V - Allegro Vivace
00:00:56

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

7
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 7 Variation VI - Allegro Ma Non Troppo E Serioso
00:01:47

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

8
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 8 Variation VII - Un Poco Piu Allegro
00:01:06

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

9
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 9 Variation VIII - Poco Vivace
00:01:29

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

10
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 10 Variation IX - Allegro Pesante E Risoluto
00:02:05

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

11
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 11 Variation X - Presto
00:00:43

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

12
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 12 Variation XI - Allegretto
00:01:09

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

13
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 13 Variation XII - Un Poco Piu Moto
00:00:52

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

14
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 14 Variation XIII - Vivace
00:01:05

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

15
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 15 Variation XIV - Grave E Maestoso
00:04:09

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

16
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 16 Variation XV - Presto Scherzando
00:00:40

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

17
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 17 Variation XVI - Allegro
00:01:02

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

18
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 18 Variation XVII - Allegro
00:01:02

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

19
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 19 Variation XVIII - Poco Moderato
00:01:36

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

20
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 20 Variation XIX - Presto
00:01:02

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

21
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 21 Variation XX - Andante
00:01:50

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

22
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 22 Variation XXI - Allegro Con Brio - Meno Allegro - Tempo I
00:01:24

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

23
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 23 Variation XXII - Allegro Molto Alla 'Notte E Giorno Faticar'
00:01:00

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

24
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 24 Variation XXIII - Allegro Assai
00:00:59

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

25
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 25 Variation XXIV - Fughetta - Andante
00:02:19

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

26
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 26 Variation XXV - Allegro
00:00:49

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

27
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 27 Variation XXVI - Allegro
00:01:03

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

28
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 28 Variation XXVII - Vivace
00:01:04

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

29
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 29 Variation XXVIII - Allegro
00:01:06

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

30
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 30 Variation XXIX - Adagio Ma Non Troppo
00:01:31

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

31
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 31 Variation XXX - Andante Sempre Cantabile
00:02:12

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

32
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 32 Variation XXXI - Largo, Molto Espressivo
00:05:24

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

33
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 33 Variation XXXII - Fuga - Allegro - Poco Adagio
00:03:49

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

34
33 Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli, Op. 120: No. 34 Variation XXXIII - Tempo Di Minuetto Moderato
00:03:59

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

35
Andante Favori, WoO 57
00:08:46

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist

(C) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2014 Wyastone Estate Limited

Album review

There are dozens of available recordings of the 33 Variations for piano on a waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120, which, along with the Ninth Symphony, is Beethoven's ultimate statement of the potential of variation form. But this one by Russian-American pianist Vladimir Feltsman ranks among the very best. Feltsman deploys the resources of Russian pianism -- the powerful left hand, the ability to create large musical spaces, the effortless texture shifts -- in a way that enhances Beethoven's musical language and doesn't compete with it. Feltsman carefully builds up the awesome dimensions of his reading, taking time and focusing on the lower lines of the first several variations. By the time he gets to the first round of slow and harmonically profound variations listeners are sensitized to the smaller details he places in between the main lines, and the three massive slow variations at the end, Nos. 29-31, are awe-inspiring in their detail and seeming rhythmic flexibility. In the fast variations, too, even the one that begins with a sample of Mozart's Don Giovanni, the effect is one of depth and great probing. Cumulatively the performance keeps giving you things to come back to and reconsider later, and Nimbus does typically excellent engineering work at Britain's Wyastone Estate concert hall. This is a real keeper.

© TiVo

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