Beethoven's 32 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120, were composed after Anton Diabelli, a publisher and minor composer, circulated his little waltz among some 50 composers, asking each to write one variation. (The little-discussed purpose of the scheme was to benefit the families of soldiers killed on the battlefield.) At first Beethoven tossed the request in the circular file. But Diabelli's little tune apparently stuck with him, and he wrote a gigantic set of 33 variations instead of just one. A nice advantage to ...
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Beethoven's 32 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120, were composed after Anton Diabelli, a publisher and minor composer, circulated his little waltz among some 50 composers, asking each to write one variation. (The little-discussed purpose of the scheme was to benefit the families of soldiers killed on the battlefield.) At first Beethoven tossed the request in the circular file. But Diabelli's little tune apparently stuck with him, and he wrote a gigantic set of 33 variations instead of just one. A nice advantage to this recording of the Diabelli Variations by pianist Melvin Chen is the inclusion, as a sort of encore, of six of the variations penned by other composers. For a fun classical-geek party game, try matching the six composers with their respective variations without looking at the booklet. The one by Liszt, even though he was just 11 at the time, is easy to pick out, and the lovely little Schubert variation looks forward to the rhythmic freedom that would revitalize the waltz in the...
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