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Diabelli Variations

Uri Caine

Composer
Beethoven
Released
2002
Label
Winter & Winter
Forces
Piano, Orchestra
Personnel
Uri Caine and Concerto Köln

Caine alternates solo fortepiano with the period instruments of Concerto Köln, keeping Beethoven’s harmonic framework in view while bringing in stride, boogie and Bill Evans-like harmony.

Quotations from other Beethoven works make the 33 variations feel like a conversation across styles and periods.

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The originalsBeethoven · classical source works

One complete classical performance represents Beethoven’s theme and all 33 variations.

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  1. ThemeDiabelli Variations, Op. 120: Theme
  2. Variation 1Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 1
  3. Variation 2Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 2
  4. Variation 3Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 3
  5. Variation 4Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 4
  6. Variation 5Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 5
  7. Variation 6Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 6
  8. Variation 7Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 7
  9. Variation 8Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 8
  10. Variation 9Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 9
  11. Variation 10Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 10
  12. Variation 11Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 11
  13. Variation 12Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 12
  14. Variation 13Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 13
  15. Variation 14Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 14
  16. Variation 15Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 15
  17. Variation 16Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 16
  18. Variation 17Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 17
  19. Variation 18Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 18
  20. Variation 19Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 19
  21. Variation 20Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 20
  22. Variation 21Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 21
  23. Variation 22Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 22
  24. Variation 23Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 23
  25. Variation 24Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 24
  26. Variation 25Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 25
  27. Variation 26Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 26
  28. Variation 27Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 27
  29. Variation 28Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 28
  30. Variation 29Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 29
  31. Variation 30Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 30
  32. Variation 31Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 31
  33. Variation 32Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 32
  34. Variation 33Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Variation 33