Variations

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Angela Hewitt

Diabelli Variations is a set of piano variations by Ludwig van Beethoven, published in 1823. The work is in the classical to early Romantic idiom and has a wide range of piano textures, as it alternates quiet, contemplative passages with forceful, chromatic writing, and it was composed near the end of Beethoven's career among his late keyboard works.

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  1. 1.
    32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80
    13:00
  2. 2.
    6 Variations on an Original Theme in F major, op. 34
    14:27
  3. 3.
    15 Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme “Eroica”, op. 35
    24:54
  4. 4.
    9 Variations on the Aria “Quant'è più bello” from Paisiello's La molinara, WoO 69
    6:30
  5. 5.
    6 Variations on the Duet “Nel cor più non mi sento” from La molinara, WoO 70
    5:51
  6. 6.
    7 Variations on “God save the King”, WoO 78
    9:27
  7. 7.
    5 Variations on “Rule, Britannia”, WoO 79
    5:31

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