Beethoven Diabelli Variations
Willems Gerard
Beethoven Diabelli Variations
Willems Gerard
“We present here to the world Variations of no ordinary type,\nbut a great and important masterpiece worthy to be ranked with the\nimperishable creations of the old Classics …”
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The publisher of the Diabelli Variations was clear in expressing\nthe exceptional nature of this work, and it should by no means be\nconsidered an exaggeration. Following the highly acclaimed\nBeethoven cycle which received two ARIA awards for best classical\nalbums in 1999 and 2000, Gerard Willems returns to the\nAustralian-built Stuart & Sons piano to perform for this\nlandmark recording. Also included is Beethoven’s well-known ‘Für\nElise’, and ‘Andante Favori’.
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Review
Evan Meagher, Readings Hawthorn
It has been some years since Gerard Willems recorded his exemplary complete Beethoven concertos – and longer still since his award-winning complete Beethoven sonata cycle. Finally Australia’s leading Beethoven pianist and scholar turns to the Thirty-three Variations on a Theme by Diabelli, performed here on a special, extended-octave Stuart and Sons piano. The Diabelli Variations are devilishly difficult and not often recorded, demanding an enormous artistic range from the performer. Willems’ performance of one of Beethoven’s most ambitious works is sure to thrill.
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