The Diabelli Project

Rudolf Buchbinder

2020

The Diabelli Project

The doyen of Austrian pianists, Rudolf Buchbinder, has a long relationship with Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, and here he broadens the horizon with terrific results. In addition to Beethoven’s 33 variations on Diabelli’s perky little waltz, he includes eight further variations from the 52 written by Beethoven’s contemporaries—Hummel, Schubert, Liszt and Mozart Jr. among them—each worth hearing. But of even more interest are the 11 by composers of today. Among them, Lera Auerbach’s, the longest, is full of foreboding. Brett Dean’s bursts with energy, Max Richter’s is deeply atmospheric and Rodion Shchedrin’s is very witty. Tan Dun’s delivers crystalline beauty while Jörg Widmann’s is truly virtuosic.

Tema (Vivace)

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0:46

Var. 1 (Alla marcia maestoso)

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1:15

Var. 2 (Poco allegro)

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0:45

Var. 3 (L’istesso tempo)

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1:29

Var. 4 (Un poco più vivace)

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1:10

Var. 5 (Allegro vivace)

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0:51

Var. 6 (Allegro ma non troppo e serioso)

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1:28

Var. 7 (Un poco più allegro)

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1:01

Var. 8 (Poco vivace)

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1:17

Var. 9 (Allegro pesante e risoluto)

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1:39

Var. 10 (Presto)

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0:36

Var. 11 (Allegretto)

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1:06

Var. 12 (Un poco più moto)

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0:54

Var. 13 (Vivace)

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0:56

Var. 14 (Grave e maestoso)

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3:10

Var. 15 (Presto scherzando)

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0:33

Var. 16 (Allegro)

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0:57

Var. 17 (Allegro)

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1:01

Var. 18 (Poco moderato)

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1:46

Var. 19 (Presto)

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0:57

Var. 20 (Andante)

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1:52

Var. 21 (Allegro con brio. Meno allegro)

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0:57

Var. 22 (Allegro molto, alla ‘Notte e giorno faticar’ di Mozart)

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0:37

Var. 23 (Allegro assai)

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0:49

Var. 24 (Fughetta. Andante)

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2:06

Var. 25 (Allegro)

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0:40

Var. 26 (Piacevole)

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1:14

Var. 27 (Vivace)

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0:54

Var. 28 (Allegro)

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0:58

Var. 29 (Adagio ma non troppo)

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1:10

Var. 30 (Andante, sempre cantabile)

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1:50

Var. 31 (Largo, molto espressivo)

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3:53

Var. 32 (Fugue. Allegro)

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2:56

Var. 33 (Tempo di Minuet moderato)

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4:02

Diabellical Waltz

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5:19

Variation for Rudi

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3:27

Verlust

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5:02

Rock it Rudi

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2:05

Variation for R.B.

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2:41

Zwei Jahrhunderte später

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1:12

Diabelli

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2:45

Variation on a Theme of Diabelli

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2:05

A propos de…Diabelli

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2:19

Blue Orchid

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4:47

Diabelli-Variation

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3:36

Var. 16 for Anton Diabelli's Waltz

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1:02

Var. 18 for Anton Diabelli's Waltz

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1:00

Var. 21 for Anton Diabelli's Waltz

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1:01

Var. 24 for Anton Diabelli's Waltz

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1:02

Var. 26 for Anton Diabelli's Waltz

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1:04

Var. 28 for Anton Diabelli's Waltz

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1:37

Var. 38 for Anton Diabelli's Waltz

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1:57

Var. 6 for Anton Diabelli's Waltz

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2:45

Philipp Nedel

Producer
Philipp Nedel

Recording Engineer, Editing Engineer
Martin Kistner

Recording Engineer, Mastering Engineer