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Variations Diabelli

Ludwig van Beethoven

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Prior to this release, pianist Nikolai Demidenko made a solo recording, a second volume of Bach/Busoni Transcriptions for Hyperion that came out in 2002. Though his renown has been earned largely through the acclaim attending to his recordings of Russian masters such as Medtner, Mussorgsky, and Scriabin, Demidenko has likewise had ample opportunity to demonstrate his prowess in standard, continental European literature, and his ASV recording of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations continues this side of his repertoire. The disc opens with the filler, Beethoven's short Sonata No. 24 in F sharp, Op. 78, "Für Therese," and it is a sparkling performance worthy of taking its place among the best available versions of this sonata. The Diabelli Variations have been recorded often and well by pianists such as Artur Schnabel, Rudolf Serkin, Alfred Brendel, and Daniel Barenboim, so any pianist, no matter how good, is stepping into a very crowded room when it comes to competition in this work. Demidenko acquits himself well in it, and it is a very fast-paced and exciting interpretation to boot.
ASV's recording, made at St. Paul's Girls School in London, is a little distant and quiet, but every note is clearly heard and turning up the volume a little isn't going to inconvenience listeners who want to hear it. In terms of the performance itself, as is usual with Demidenko, there isn't any aspect of it that disappoints and it represents Beethoven's music exactly, almost as it were coming directly off the printed page -- a plus in this work, which is multi-leveled, complex, and not conducive to a wide range of interpretation.

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Sonate pour piano n° 24 en fa dièse majeur, op. 78 (Ludwig van Beethoven)

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Piano Sonata No.24 in F sharp, Op.78 "For Therese": I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
00:08:10

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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Piano Sonata No.24 in F sharp, Op.78 "For Therese": II. Allegro vivace
00:02:54

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

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Variations sur une valse d'Anton Diabelli, op. 120 (Ludwig van Beethoven)

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Theme (Vivace)
00:00:48

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 1 (Alla marcia, maestoso)
00:01:34

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 2 (Poco allegro)
00:00:50

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 3 (L'istesso tempo)
00:01:17

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 4 (Un poco più vivace)
00:01:01

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 5 (Allegro vivace)
00:00:50

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 6 (Allegro ma non troppo e serioso)
00:01:51

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 7 (Un poco più allegro)
00:01:02

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 8 (Poco vivace)
00:01:27

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 9 (Allegro pesante e risoluto)
00:01:39

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 10 (Presto)
00:00:37

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 11 (Allegretto)
00:01:01

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 12 (Un poco più moto)
00:00:40

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 13 (Vivace)
00:01:09

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 14 (Grave e maestoso)
00:03:27

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 15 (Presto scherzando)
00:00:34

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 16 (Allegro)
00:00:59

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 17 (L'istesso tempo)
00:00:56

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 18 (Poco moderato)
00:02:07

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 19 (Presto)
00:00:52

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 20 (Andante)
00:03:54

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 21 (Allegro con brio - meno allegro - tempo 1 - meno allegro)
00:01:18

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 22 (Allegro molto alla 'Notte e giorno faticar' di Mozart)
00:00:50

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 23 (Allegro assai)
00:00:49

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 24 (Fughetta, Andante)
00:04:16

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 25 (Allegro)
00:00:53

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 26 (Allegretto)
00:01:54

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 27 (Vivace, l'istesso tempo)
00:00:58

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 28 (Allegro)
00:01:08

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 29 (Adagio ma non troppo)
00:01:43

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 30 (Andante, sempre cantabile)
00:02:46

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 31 (Largo, molto espressivo)
00:06:03

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 32 (Fuga, allegro)
00:03:02

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

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33 Piano Variations in C, Op.120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation 33 (Tempo di inuetto moderato, ma non tira si dietro)
00:04:16

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Nikolaï Demidenko, Piano, MainArtist

© 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

Album review

Prior to this release, pianist Nikolai Demidenko made a solo recording, a second volume of Bach/Busoni Transcriptions for Hyperion that came out in 2002. Though his renown has been earned largely through the acclaim attending to his recordings of Russian masters such as Medtner, Mussorgsky, and Scriabin, Demidenko has likewise had ample opportunity to demonstrate his prowess in standard, continental European literature, and his ASV recording of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations continues this side of his repertoire. The disc opens with the filler, Beethoven's short Sonata No. 24 in F sharp, Op. 78, "Für Therese," and it is a sparkling performance worthy of taking its place among the best available versions of this sonata. The Diabelli Variations have been recorded often and well by pianists such as Artur Schnabel, Rudolf Serkin, Alfred Brendel, and Daniel Barenboim, so any pianist, no matter how good, is stepping into a very crowded room when it comes to competition in this work. Demidenko acquits himself well in it, and it is a very fast-paced and exciting interpretation to boot.
ASV's recording, made at St. Paul's Girls School in London, is a little distant and quiet, but every note is clearly heard and turning up the volume a little isn't going to inconvenience listeners who want to hear it. In terms of the performance itself, as is usual with Demidenko, there isn't any aspect of it that disappoints and it represents Beethoven's music exactly, almost as it were coming directly off the printed page -- a plus in this work, which is multi-leveled, complex, and not conducive to a wide range of interpretation.

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