Beethoven - Diabelli Variations | Decca 4852731

Beethoven - Diabelli Variations

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Label: Decca

Cat No: 4852731

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 8th April 2022

Contents

Artists

Mitsuko Uchida (piano)

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Diabelli Variations, op.120

Artists

Mitsuko Uchida (piano)

About

Revered pianist and peerless interpreter of the music of Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert, Mitsuko Uchida presents a brand new recording of this Everest of the piano repertoire.  Released 6 years after her last album for Decca Classics, this recording is a long-awaited, much-anticipated cornerstone of her discography.

Reviews

Has Diabelli’s innocent theme ever been given such a sharp profile, I wonder? ... No variation passes without some subtle illumination of timing, articulation or inner dialogue. ... everything that is special in Uchida’s playing is closely allied to the markings in the score, as it is, too, to the broader underlying architecture.  David Fanning (Recording of the Month)
Gramophone May 2022
[Mitsuko Uchida’s] Diabelli Variations are a triumph of wit and character, revelling in the humour that the composer took in turning the unassuming ‘cobbler’s patch’ theme into an expansive solo piano work that, when played at its best, seems to encompass all human life. ... Underneath the constantly changing surface runs a seam of solemnity and devotion, whether mystical, enigmatic, lyrical or consolatory. It is this that lingers in the memory, long after Uchida has (metaphorically) danced the Diabelli’s final minuet.  Rebecca Franks (Instrumental Choice)
BBC Music Magazine July 2022
Gramophone Award Winner Gramophone Editor's Choice

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