Martin Helmchen - Beethoven: Diabelli Variations (2018) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Tema, Vivace
02. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. I. Alla marcia maestoso
03. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. II. Poco allegro
04. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. III. L'istesso tempo
05. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. IV. Un poco più vivace
06. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. V. Allegro vivace
07. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. VI. Allegro ma non troppo e serioso
08. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. VII. Un poco più allegro
09. Diabelli Variations In C Major, Op. 120: Var. VIII. Poco Vivace
10. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. IX. Allegro pesante e risoluto
11. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. X. Presto
12. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. XI. Allegretto
13. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. XII. Un poco più moto
14. Diabelli Variations In C Major, Op. 120: Var. XIII. Vivace
15. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. XIV. Grave e maestoso
16. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. XV. Presto scherzando
17. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. XVI. Allegro
18. Diabelli Variations In C Major, Op. 120: Var. XVII. Allegro
19. Diabelli Variations In C Major, Op. 120: Var. XVIII. Poco Moderato
20. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. XIX. Presto
21. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. XX. Andante
22. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. XXI. Allegro con brio-Meno allegro-Tempo primo
23. Diabelli Variations In C Major, Op. 120: Var. Xxii. Allegro Molto, Alla 'Notte E Giorno Faticar' Di Mozart
24. Diabelli Variations In C Major, Op. 120: Var. Xxiii. Allegro Assai
25. Diabelli Variations In C Major, Op. 120: Var. Xxiv. Fughetta (Andante)
26. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. XXV. Allegro
27. Diabelli Variations In C Major, Op. 120: Var. Xxvi. Piacevole
28. Diabelli Variations In C Major, Op. 120: Var. Xxvii. Vivace
29. Diabelli Variations In C Major, Op. 120: Var. Xxviii. Allegro
30. Diabelli Variations In C Major, Op. 120: Var. Xxix. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
31. Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Var. XXX. Andante, sempre cantabile
32. Diabelli Variations In C Major, Op. 120: Var. Xxxi. Largo, Molto Espressivo
33. Diabelli Variations In C Major, Op. 120: Var. Xxxii. Fuga (Allegro)
34. Diabelli Variations In C Major, Op. 120: Var. Xxxiii. Tempo Di Menuetto Moderato
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.