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Contents: [Maurizio Pollini's Art Series] [SHM-CD] The solitary Mr. Perfect, constantly evolving and deepening his artistry. A price-reduced re-release coinciding with Pollini's first visit to Japan in three years. Pollini, who completed his complete Beethoven piano sonata cycle in 2015, which he started in 1975, recorded the Diabelli Variations in 1998. He delivers a performance that highlights each variation with rich expression. [CD Track Listing] Beethoven: 33 Variations on a Theme by Diabelli in C Major, Op. 120 1. Theme: Vivace 2. Variation 1: Alla Marcia maestoso 3. Variation 2: Poco Allegro 4. Variation 3: L'istesso tempo 5. Variation 4: Un poco piu vivace 6. Variation 5: Allegro vivace 7. Variation 6: Allegro, ma non troppo e serioso 8. Variation 7: Un poco piu Allegro 9. Variation 8: Poco vivace 10. Variation 9: Allegro pesante e risoluto 11. Variation 10: Presto 12. Variation 11: Allegretto 13. Variation 12: Un poco piu moto 14. Variation 13: Vivace 15. Variation 14: Grave e maestoso 16. Variation 15: Presto scherzando 17. Variation 16: Allegro 18. Variation 17: [ohne Tempobezeichnung] 19. Variation 18: Poco moderato 20. Variation 19: Presto 21. Variation 20: Andante 22. Variation 21: Allegro con brio 23. Variation 22: Molto Allegro 24. Variation 23: Assai Allegro 25. Variation 24: Fughetta, Andante 26. Variation 25: Allegro 27. Variation 26: [ohne Tempobezeichnung] 28. Variation 27: Vivace 29. Variation 28: Allegro 30. Variation 29: Adagio, ma non troppo 31. Variation 30: Andante, sempe cantabile 32. Variation 31: Largo, molto espressivo 33. Variation 32: Fuga, Allegro 34. Variation 33: Tempo di Menuetto, moderato Maurizio Pollini (piano) Recording: September 1998, Munich Media reviews, etc. Maurizio Pollini's "Art" series. Maurizio Pollini, who started in 1975 and completed his complete Beethoven piano sonata cycle in 2015, recorded the Diabelli Variations in 1998. He delivers a performance that highlights each variation with rich expression. (C)RS
