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What does this mean, Herr Korstick: "Beethoven Cycle Vol. 1?" Why does Vol. 1 of a cycle of Beethoven's piano sonatas start with the Diabelli Variations, the composer's final, epic work for the piano written after his last sonata? And why does Vol. 1 of a cycle of Beethoven also include Haydn's Variations in F minor, the composer's final, tragic farewell to his last love? In the notes, you refer to the Diabelli Variations as "the quintessence of Beethoven," but starting after the end is odd, and including Haydn's Variations is simply a mystery.
Ah, yes, by playing the disc, the listener grasps your meaning. Through the subtlety of tone, lucidity of rhetoric, transparency of balances, intensity of concentration, and, above all, the humor, intellect, warmth, strength, and spirit of your performance, your interpretation of the Diabelli does touch what could aptly be called the quintessence of Beethoven. In your performance, the listener understands that the Diabelli Variations, as Beethoven's ultimate piano work, is not only the ideal toward which his piano sonatas strive, it is also the summation, the distillation, and the quintessence of Beethoven's pianistic achievement. While the addition of your slightly too reserved performance of Haydn's Variations is still a mystery, the listener takes your meaning: if the rest of your cycle is as successful as the first, yours could be one of the great recorded Beethoven cycles. Oehms' sound is clear and warm, but perhaps too reverberant.
© TiVo
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33 Variations in C Major on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120, 'Diabelli Variations' (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Michael Korstick, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Oehms Classics (P) 2005 Oehms Classics
Variations in F Minor, Hob. XVII:6, "un piccolo divertimento" (Joseph Haydn)
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Michael Korstick, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Oehms Classics (P) 2005 Oehms Classics
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What does this mean, Herr Korstick: "Beethoven Cycle Vol. 1?" Why does Vol. 1 of a cycle of Beethoven's piano sonatas start with the Diabelli Variations, the composer's final, epic work for the piano written after his last sonata? And why does Vol. 1 of a cycle of Beethoven also include Haydn's Variations in F minor, the composer's final, tragic farewell to his last love? In the notes, you refer to the Diabelli Variations as "the quintessence of Beethoven," but starting after the end is odd, and including Haydn's Variations is simply a mystery.
Ah, yes, by playing the disc, the listener grasps your meaning. Through the subtlety of tone, lucidity of rhetoric, transparency of balances, intensity of concentration, and, above all, the humor, intellect, warmth, strength, and spirit of your performance, your interpretation of the Diabelli does touch what could aptly be called the quintessence of Beethoven. In your performance, the listener understands that the Diabelli Variations, as Beethoven's ultimate piano work, is not only the ideal toward which his piano sonatas strive, it is also the summation, the distillation, and the quintessence of Beethoven's pianistic achievement. While the addition of your slightly too reserved performance of Haydn's Variations is still a mystery, the listener takes your meaning: if the rest of your cycle is as successful as the first, yours could be one of the great recorded Beethoven cycles. Oehms' sound is clear and warm, but perhaps too reverberant.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 2 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:32
- Main artists: Michael Korstick
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Oehms Classics
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2005 Oehms Classics (P) 2005 Oehms Classics
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