Beethoven: Variations in C Op120 "Diabelli Variations" / Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from "Prometheus" for piano in E flat major ("Eroica Variations"), Op. 35

On this CD:

1. Variations for piano in C major on a waltz by Diabelli ("Diabelli Variations"), Op. 120
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Maria Venyaminovna Yudina

2. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from "Prometheus" for piano in E flat major ("Eroica Variations"), Op. 35
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Maria Venyaminovna Yudina

Beethoven: Variations in C Op120 "Diabelli Variations" / Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from "Prometheus" for piano in E flat major ("Eroica Variations"), Op. 35, Music, Ludwig van Beethoven, Maria Venyaminovna Yudina, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Period Variations for Keyboard, Keyboard
Chopin: Concerto for piano in Em; Beethoven: Variations in C Op120
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    Tracks:

    1. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Theme: Vivace
    2. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var I.
    3. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var II.
    4. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var III.
    5. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var IV.
    6. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var V.
    7. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var VI.
    8. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var VII.
    9. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var VIII.
    10. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var IX.
    11. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var X.
    12. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XI.
    13. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XII.
    14. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XIII.
    15. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XIV.
    16. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XV.
    17. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XVI.
    18. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XVII.
    19. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XVIII.
    20. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XIX.
    21. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XX.
    22. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XXI.
    23. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XXII.
    24. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XXIII.
    25. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XXIV.
    26. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XXV.
    27. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XXVI.
    28. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XXVII.
    29. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XXVIII.
    30. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XXIX.
    31. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XXX.
    32. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XXXI.
    33. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XXXII.
    34. Diabelli Vars, Op.120: Var XXXIII.

    Tracks:

    1. Pno Con No.1 in e, Op.11: Allegro Maestoso
    2. Pno Con No.1 in e, Op.11: Romanze: Larghetto
    3. Pno Con No.1 in e, Op.11: Rondo: Vivace
    4. Impromptu No.1 in A flat, Op.29
    5. Impromptu No.2 in F#, Op.36
    6. Impromptu No.3 in G flat, Op.51
    7. Fantaise-Impromptu No.4 in c#, Op.66
    Beethoven: Variations in C Op120 "Diabelli Variations" / Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from "Prometheus" for piano in E flat major ("Eroica Variations"), Op. 35
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    • In your face
    • Amazing Phantom of the Piano
    		 Beethoven: Variations in C Op120 "Diabelli Variations" / Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from "Prometheus" for piano in E flat major ("Eroica Variations"), Op. 35

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    ASIN: B000001LPP
    Release Date: 1994-06-28

    Tracks:

    1. 33 Vars on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op.120
    2. 15 Vars and Fugue on an Original Theme in E Flat, Op.35 'Eroica Vars'

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars In your face.......2005-07-31

    Not much can be expected of Soviet sound from the sixties, but the performance is fairly aggressive for those who like their Beethoven so. Yudina certainly doesn't dwell on the humor in the work, but her outsized personality is apparent at all times.

    5 out of 5 stars Amazing Phantom of the Piano.......2003-04-16

    As long as it's true, that one should listen to good music in good performance, this is this case. After listening to Yudina you will immediately forget about the existance of any other pianist. Listening to her playing you get an impression, that Bach and Beethoven comissioned their works directly for this great pianist. Always deeply religious and highly spiritual, she was a kind of a dissident during the Soviet times,always forbidden to play recitals and even to make recordings! However, she had a lot of friends and now, thanks God, her poerformance stays alive.
    I consider her "Diabelli-variations" recording the greatest, which was ever made. Her deeply philosophical conceptional approach to the piece combined with her female impulsiveness and passion makes an unforgettable impression on every listener.
    ONE SHOULD ONLY START TO LISTEN TO YUDINA...
    Denis Plutalov
    Beethoven: Variations in C Op120; Variations in Ef Op35
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    • A moving and great experience marred by poor editing
    		 Beethoven: Variations in C Op120; Variations in Ef Op35

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    Release Date: 1999-01-25

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A moving and great experience marred by poor editing.......1999-02-17

    Beethoven's Diabelli Variations requires more than just pianistic capabilities; it requires musicianship. Musicianship and sensitivity is what Schnabel gives us in this 1938 recording that was part of his Beethoven Society Set. This is the kind of performance that one must take as a whole; parts will simply not do. Schnabel understood the work and its often subtle complexities. All though he was often called the "Great Adagio Player" it is that adagio playing that is so very moving.

    Qualiton (Arkadia the 78's) should have been able easily edit this performance as a continuous one. After all, the days of 78's are long gone and in most cases it takes little effort to edit in between variations. That is not the case in this recording. There are abnormally long pauses where one 78 ends and the next starts. Where it really hurts is in one of those long adagio variations that has a transistion in the middle. We are treated to five to eight seconds of hissing before the performance picks up. Somewhat like taking in the Mona Lisa and adding her nose somewhere down the line. Will someone please choke the editor? Nobody performed this work as well as Schnabel. Nobody has ruined it as well as Arkadia.

    I give the performance five stars in spite of Arkadia's problems and no stars to the Arkadia. Those that want an unmarred performance can hope that is available on a more reputable label or if they have a CD writer and CD player make a private backup copy for their own use and do their own editing with any number of applications including any number of editing programs with sound waves. With a little work you can have a really moving performance of a great work by a great pianist.

    The other work is the "Eroica Variations, opus 35 which is again an exceptional performance and again ruined by sloppy long periods between each 78 by Akadia. Maybe this is a nostalgic touch but a needless one by today's standards where we can put 77 minutes on a CD and much more on a DVD without interuption.
    Beethoven: Variations in C Op120; Bagatelles Op119
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      Release Date: 1998-05-12

      Tracks:

      1. Onze Bagatelles, Op.119: I. Allegretto
      2. Onze Bagatelles, Op.119: II. Andante Con Moto
      3. Onze Bagatelles, Op.119: III. A L'Allemande
      4. Onze Bagatelles, Op.119: IV. Andante Cantabile
      5. Onze Bagatelles, Op.119: V. Risoluto
      6. Onze Bagatelles, Op.119: VI. Andante/Allegretto/L'Istesso Tempo
      7. Onze Bagatelles, Op.119: VII.
      8. Onze Bagatelles, Op.119: VIII. Moderato Cantabile
      9. Onze Bagatelles, Op.119: IX. Vivace Moderato
      10. Onze Bagatelles, Op.119: X. Allegramente
      11. Onze Bagatelles, Op.119: XI. Andante Ma Non Troppo
      12. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Theme. Vivace
      13. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var I. Alla Marcia Maestoso
      14. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var II. Poco Allegro
      15. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var III. L'istesso Tempo
      16. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var IV. Un Poco Piu Vivace
      17. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var V. Allegro Vivace
      18. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var VI. Allegro Ma Non Troppo E Serioso
      19. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var VII. Un Poco Piu Allegro
      20. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var VIII. Poco Vivace
      21. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var IX. Allegro Pesante E Risoluto
      22. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var X. Presto
      23. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XI. Allegretto
      24. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XII. Un Poco Piu Moto
      25. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XIII. Vivace
      26. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XIV. Grave E Maestoso
      27. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XV. Presto Scherzando
      28. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XVI. Allegro
      29. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XVII.
      30. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XVIII. Poco Moderato
      31. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XIX. Presto
      32. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XX. Andante
      33. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XXI. Allegro Con Brio/Meno Allegro
      34. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var. XXII Allegro Molto
      35. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var. XXIII Allegro Assai
      36. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XXIV. Fughetta. Andante - Andrei Vieru A
      37. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XXV. Allegro
      38. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XXVI.
      39. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XXVII. Vivace
      40. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XXVIII. Allegro
      41. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XXIX. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
      42. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XXX. Andante, Sempre Cantabile
      43. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XXXI. Largo, Molto Espressivo
      44. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XXXII. Fuga. Allegro/Poco Adagio
      45. Vars Sur Un Theme De Valse De Diabelli, Op.120: Var XXXIII. Tempo Di Menuetto Moderato
      Beethoven: Variations in C Op120
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      		 Beethoven: Variations in C Op120
      Ludwig van Beethoven , and Grigory Sokolov
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      Release Date: 1991-01-01

      Tracks:

      1. Diabelli - Variationen: Thema - Vivace
      2. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. I - Alla Marcia maestoso
      3. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. II - Poco allegro
      4. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. III - L'istesso tempo
      5. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. IV - Un poco piu allegro
      6. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. V - Allegro vivace
      7. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. VI - Allegro ma non troppo e serioso
      8. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. VII - Un poco piu allegro
      9. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. VIII - Poco vivace
      10. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. IX - Allegro pesante e risoluto
      11. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. X - Presto
      12. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XI - Allegretto
      13. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XII - Un poco piu moto
      14. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XIII - Vivace
      15. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XIV - Grave e maestoso
      16. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XV - Presto scherzando
      17. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XVI - Allegro - Var. XVII
      18. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XVIII - poco moderato
      19. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XIX - Presto
      20. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XX - Andante
      21. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XXI - Allegro con brio
      22. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XXII - Allegro molto (alla Notte e giorno fatica di Mozart)
      23. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XXIII - Allegro assai
      24. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XXIV - Fughetta : Andante
      25. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XXV - Allegro
      26. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XXVI
      27. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XXVII - Vivace
      28. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XXVIII - Allegro
      29. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XXIX - Adagio ma non troppo
      30. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XXX - Andante, sempre cantabile
      31. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XXXI - Largo, molto espressivo
      32. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XXXII - Fuga : Allegro
      33. Diabelli - Variationen: Var. XXXIII - Tempo di Menuetto moderato

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Romantic Beethoven ..........2003-03-09

      The most romantic and best Beethoven's Diabelli Variations ever heard, played by Grigory Sokolov. It is a live recording with fire and sensitivity.
      I never liked the Diabelli Variations nor Beethoven, but I listen to this recording every day, every time with renewed astonishment and admiration.
      Dazed, bewildered, I allow myself to voluptuousness, to let myself go without will, to the dizziness of the fall. No confusion, no chaos. Just the beat of my heart, full of inner drunkenness, full of ecstasy. Devastating feeling. Trembling and deeply satisfied.
      This pianist makes me forget all the rest. They sound naive, unsophisticated, insensitive, insignificant after Sokolov.
      Here are some beautiful reviews to be shared:

      "Sokolov's performance breaks completely new ground. Sokolov was 35 when he gave this "live" performance in the Glinka Chapel, Leningrad, and his highly Romantic reading is boldly characterised from the opening bars... What follows is an exploration of every poetic and dramatic turn of the score. Sokolov's cadenza is awe-inspiring, and throughout this supreme work, he highlights Beethoven's "operatic" cantabile passages with great eloquence." (CD Review)

      ...
      Beethoven: Variations in C Op120
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        Release Date: 1991-01-01

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