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Muriel Chemin - Beethoven: Diabelli Variations. Op. 120 [CD]

Muriel Chemin - Beethoven: Diabelli Variations. Op. 120 [CD]

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I have chosen Beethoven's Diabelli Variations \u2013 more 'transformations' than variations \u2013 quite simply because I could not do otherwise. They are necessary to me \u2013 vital. \r
\r
After playing his 32 Sonatas, it seemed to me essential, but also natural, to meet a new challenge with him, to enjoy another great journey in his company; one could say, another 'initiation'. This monumental Op. 120 concentrates many of the difficulties I have experienced with the sonatas, but its language has become more and more familiar over the years. \r
\r
Not only did I want to play Beethoven's Diabelli to experience, once more, a cathartic encounter through the pinnacle of his art, but also because I love them more than anything! When starting the purely instrumental work on the Diabelli, I did not realise that what seemed the least difficult was in fact incredibly complex to render, and all the things that seemed relatively 'simple' were key to the interpretation. I worked out the pianistic aspects long before other parameters, themselves so complex, so that the whole edifice remains coherent, according to my personal experience with Beethoven and my own personality.\r
\r
I first confronted the structural aspects based on the Golden Section which is fundamental to the unity of these variations. For example, how long must we wait \u2013or not\u2013 between one variation and another? Polyphony requires great independence from each finger and extremely accurate fingering, not to mention pedal work which in some cases becomes structural. Beethoven is wonderfully creative when transforming the original material, but never gives up on the idea, sometimes veering towards baroque or conversely, towards the impalpability of certain 20th- century works. I have come to realise how each variation seems miles away from its predecessor whilst remaining closely related to its core. Each of them caused me some reflex problems regarding the speed of change in terms of writing, colour, pianistic difficulty and sound! But work on the diversity of expression as well as the harsh, poignant but also contemplative and joyful sides was a daily source of immeasurable pleasure.\r
\r
I am grateful to have rubbed shoulders with a superior being, the macrocosm of Beethoven's spirituality which makes me as a musician always in search of the absolute. An ocean of humanity which allows me to touch the sky!

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Tema: Vivace

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 1 Alla Marcia Maestoso

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 2 Poco Allegro

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 3 L'istesso Tempo

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 4 Un Poco Pi\xf9 Vivace

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 5 Allegro Vivace

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 6 Allegro Ma Non Troppo E Serioso

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 7 Un Poco Pi\xf9 Allegro

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 8 Poco Vivace

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 9 Allegro Pesante E Risoluto

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 10 Presto

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 11 Allegretto

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 12 Un Poco Pi\xf9 Moto

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 13 Vivace

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 14 Grave E Maestoso

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 15 Presto Scherzando

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 16 Allegro

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 17 -

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 18 Poco Moderato

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 19 Presto

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 20 Andante

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 21 Allegro Con Brio - Meno Allegro

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 22 Allegro Molto (alla 'Notte E Giorno Faticar' Di Mozart)

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 23 Allegro Assai

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 24 Fughetta. Andante

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 25 Allegro

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 26 -

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 27 Vivace

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 28 Allegro

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 29 Adagio Ma Non Troppo

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 30 Andante, Sempre Cantabile

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 31 Largo, Molto Espressivo

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 32 Fuga. Allegro

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -\xa0Var. 33 Tempo Di Menuetto, Moderato (ma Non Tirarsi Dietro)

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Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.All items shipped within 3 working days of payment.I have chosen Beethoven's Diabelli Variations u2013 more 'transformations' than variations u2013 quite simply because I could not do otherwise. They are necessary to me u2013 vital. rrAfter playing his 32 Sonatas, it seemed to me essential, but also natural, to meet a new challenge with him, to enjoy another great journey in his company; one could say, another 'initiation'. This monumental Op. 120 concentrates many of the difficulties I have experienced with the sonatas, but its language has become more and more familiar over the years. rrNot only did I want to play Beethoven's Diabelli to experience, once more, a cathartic encounter through the pinnacle of his art, but also because I love them more than anything! When starting the purely instrumental work on the Diabelli, I did not realise that what seemed the least difficult was in fact incredibly complex to render, and all the things that seemed relatively 'simple' were key to the interpretation. I worked out the pianistic aspects long before other parameters, themselves so complex, so that the whole edifice remains coherent, according to my personal experience with Beethoven and my own personality.rrI first confronted the structural aspects based on the Golden Section which is fundamental to the unity of these variations. For example, how long must we wait u2013or notu2013 between one variation and another? Polyphony requires great independence from each finger and extremely accurate fingering, not to mention pedal work which in some cases becomes structural. Beethoven is wonderfully creative when transforming the original material, but never gives up on the idea, sometimes veering towards baroque or conversely, towards the impalpability of certain 20th- century works. I have come to realise how each variation seems miles away from its predecessor whilst remaining closely related to its core. Each of them caused me some reflex problems regarding the speed of change in terms of writing, colour, pianistic difficulty and sound! But work on the diversity of expression as well as the harsh, poignant but also contemplative and joyful sides was a daily source of immeasurable pleasure.rrI am grateful to have rubbed shoulders with a superior being, the macrocosm of Beethoven's spirituality which makes me as a musician always in search of the absolute. An ocean of humanity which allows me to touch the sky!

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Tema: Vivace

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 1 Alla Marcia Maestoso

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 2 Poco Allegro

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 3 L'istesso Tempo

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 4 Un Poco Pixf9 Vivace

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 5 Allegro Vivace

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 6 Allegro Ma Non Troppo E Serioso

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 7 Un Poco Pixf9 Allegro

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 8 Poco Vivace

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 9 Allegro Pesante E Risoluto

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 10 Presto

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 11 Allegretto

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 12 Un Poco Pixf9 Moto

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 13 Vivace

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 14 Grave E Maestoso

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 15 Presto Scherzando

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 16 Allegro

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 17 -

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 18 Poco Moderato

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 19 Presto

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 20 Andante

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 21 Allegro Con Brio - Meno Allegro

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 22 Allegro Molto (alla 'Notte E Giorno Faticar' Di Mozart)

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 23 Allegro Assai

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 24 Fughetta. Andante

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 25 Allegro

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 26 -

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 27 Vivace

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 28 Allegro

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 29 Adagio Ma Non Troppo

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 30 Andante, Sempre Cantabile

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 31 Largo, Molto Espressivo

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 32 Fuga. Allegro

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations -xa0Var. 33 Tempo Di Menuetto, Moderato (ma Non Tirarsi Dietro)

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