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Beethoven: Diabelli Variations / Helmchen

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Details

Composer
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN
Artist
Martin Helmchen
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Jan 12, 2018
Catalog #
Alpha386
UPC
3760014193866

About

The pianist Martin Helmchen has now joined Alpha for several recordings. Acknowledged as one of the leading pianists of his generation, an eminent interpreter of the German repertoire, Helmchen will explore various periods and composers (including Messiaen!), but Beethoven will have a preponderant place in his forthcoming recording projects. Before the complete concertos, planned for 2020, he tackles the Diabelli Variations, ‘a climax in the life of a pianist’. He sees these variations as ‘a voyage to the very heart of the infinity of human feelings and moods, by turns profound, philosophical, satirical’. He regards the cycle as a visionary work that heralds future developments in music, containing the first stirrings of twentieth-century minimalism, atonality and abstraction. This recording is the end result of a long personal association and numerous concerts; a powerful version in which each variation emerges as a masterpiece in its own right.

Tracklist 34 tracks

  1. 1 Theme: Vivace 00:49
    Track
    1
    Title
    Theme: Vivace
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  2. 2 Variation 1: Alla Marcia, maestoso 01:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    Variation 1: Alla Marcia, maestoso
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  3. 3 Variation 2: Poco allegro 00:52
    Track
    3
    Title
    Variation 2: Poco allegro
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  4. 4 Variation 3: L'istesso tempo 01:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    Variation 3: L'istesso tempo
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  5. 5 Variation 4: Un poco più vivace 00:57
    Track
    5
    Title
    Variation 4: Un poco più vivace
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  6. 6 Variation 5: Allegro vivace 00:54
    Track
    6
    Title
    Variation 5: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  7. 7 Variation 6: Allegro ma non troppo e serioso 01:42
    Track
    7
    Title
    Variation 6: Allegro ma non troppo e serioso
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  8. 8 Variation 7: Un poco più allegro 01:11
    Track
    8
    Title
    Variation 7: Un poco più allegro
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  9. 9 Variation 8: Poco vivace 01:20
    Track
    9
    Title
    Variation 8: Poco vivace
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  10. 10 Variation 9: Allegro pesante e risoluto 01:39
    Track
    10
    Title
    Variation 9: Allegro pesante e risoluto
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  11. 11 Variation 10: Presto 00:37
    Track
    11
    Title
    Variation 10: Presto
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  12. 12 Variation 11: Allegretto 01:19
    Track
    12
    Title
    Variation 11: Allegretto
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  13. 13 Variation 12: Un poco più mosso 00:54
    Track
    13
    Title
    Variation 12: Un poco più mosso
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  14. 14 Variation 13: Vivace 01:14
    Track
    14
    Title
    Variation 13: Vivace
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  15. 15 Variation 14: Grave e maestoso 03:55
    Track
    15
    Title
    Variation 14: Grave e maestoso
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  16. 16 Variation 15: Presto scherzando 00:31
    Track
    16
    Title
    Variation 15: Presto scherzando
    Duration
    00:31
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  17. 17 Variation 16: Allegro 01:00
    Track
    17
    Title
    Variation 16: Allegro
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  18. 18 Variation 17: (Allegro) 01:02
    Track
    18
    Title
    Variation 17: (Allegro)
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  19. 19 Variation 18: Poco moderato 01:40
    Track
    19
    Title
    Variation 18: Poco moderato
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  20. 20 Variation 19: Presto 00:57
    Track
    20
    Title
    Variation 19: Presto
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  21. 21 Variation 20: Andante 02:55
    Track
    21
    Title
    Variation 20: Andante
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  22. 22 Variation 21: Allegro con brio 01:14
    Track
    22
    Title
    Variation 21: Allegro con brio
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  23. 23 Variation 22: Allegro molto 00:55
    Track
    23
    Title
    Variation 22: Allegro molto
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  24. 24 Variation 23: Allegro assai 00:56
    Track
    24
    Title
    Variation 23: Allegro assai
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  25. 25 Variation 24: Fughetta - Andante 03:00
    Track
    25
    Title
    Variation 24: Fughetta - Andante
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  26. 26 Variation 25: Allegro 00:46
    Track
    26
    Title
    Variation 25: Allegro
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  27. 27 Variation 26: (Piacevole) 01:08
    Track
    27
    Title
    Variation 26: (Piacevole)
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  28. 28 Variation 27: Vivace 00:57
    Track
    28
    Title
    Variation 27: Vivace
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  29. 29 Variation 28: Allegro 01:05
    Track
    29
    Title
    Variation 28: Allegro
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  30. 30 Variation 29: Adagio ma non troppo 01:31
    Track
    30
    Title
    Variation 29: Adagio ma non troppo
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  31. 31 Variation 30: Andante, sempre cantabile 01:55
    Track
    31
    Title
    Variation 30: Andante, sempre cantabile
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  32. 32 Variation 31: Largo, molto espressivo 05:24
    Track
    32
    Title
    Variation 31: Largo, molto espressivo
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  33. 33 Variation 32: Fuga - Allegro 03:25
    Track
    33
    Title
    Variation 32: Fuga - Allegro
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  34. 34 Variation 33: Tempo di Menuetto, moderato 04:15
    Track
    34
    Title
    Variation 33: Tempo di Menuetto, moderato
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen