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BEETHOVEN
Diabelli Variations

Christian Leotta, piano


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“… an extraordinary talent with a beautiful innate musicality." – Rosalyn Tureck

“… his respect of the indications of the Classical and Romantic composers is perfect and their understanding considerable.” – Karl Ulrich Schnabel


• Christian Leotta has worked with such major orchestras as the Münchner Philharmoniker, the Wiener Kammerorchester, the RAI National Television Orchestra, and Milan’s Symphony Orchestra “Giuseppe Verdi”.

• He regularly performs in such important venues as the Philharmonie at the Gasteig in Munich, the Konzerthaus of Vienna, and the Tonhalle of Zurich.



PROGRAMME | PROGRAM

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 1770 - 1827

33 VARIATIONS IN C MAJOR on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op. 120 |
33 VARIATIONS EN DO MAJEUR sur une valse d'Anton Diabelli, op. 120 |
33 VARIAZIONI IN DO MAGGIORE sopra un valzer di Anton Diabelli, Op. 120


[  1] Thema         | Vivace [ 0:55 ]
[  2] Variation   1 | Alla Marcia maestoso [ 1:45 ]
[  3] Variation   2 | Poco allegro [ 0:52 ]
[  4] Variation   3 | L'istesso tempo [ 1:23 ]
[  5] Variation   4 | Un poco più vivace [ 1:03 ]
[  6] Variation   5 | Allegro vivace [ 0:55 ]
[  7] Variation   6 | Allegro ma non troppo e serioso [ 1:51 ]
[  8] Variation   7 | Un poco più allegro [ 1:12 ]
[  9] Variation   8 | Poco vivace [ 1:39 ]
[10] Variation   9 | Allegro pesante e risoluto [ 1:50 ]
[11] Variation 10 | Presto [ 0:39 ]
[12] Variation 11 | Allegretto [ 1:05 ]
[13] Variation 12 | Un poco più moto [ 0:57 ]
[14] Variation 13 | Vivace [ 0:59 ]
[15] Variation 14 | Grave e maestoso [ 3:45 ]
[16] Variation 15 | Presto scherzando [ 0:38 ]
[17] Variation 16 | Allegro [ 1:01 ]
[18] Variation 17 | (Allegro) [1:04}
[19] Variation 18 | Poco moderato [ 1:48 ]
[20] Variation 19 | Presto [0:56 ]
[21] Variation 20 | Andante [ 3:15 ]
[22] Variation 21 | Allegro con brio [ 1:15 ]
[23] Variation 22 | Allegro molto - alla “Notte e giorno faticar” di Mozart [ 0:53 ]
[24] Variation 23 | Allegro assai [ 0:57}
[25] Variation 24 | Fughetta - Andante [ 3:27 ]
[26] Variation 25 | Allegro [ 0:49 ]
[27] Variation 26 | (Piacevole) [ 1:09 ]
[28] Variation 27 | Vivace [ 1:06 ]
[29] Variation 28 | Allegro [ 1:06 ]
[30] Variation 29 | Adagio ma non troppo [ 1:30 ]
[31] Variation 30 | Andante, sempre cantabile [ 1:53 ]
[32] Variation 31 | Largo, molto espressivo [ 5:11 ]
[33] Variation 32 | Fuga - Allegro [ 3:02 ]
[34] Variation 33 | Tempo di Minuetto moderato [ 4:13 ]
      (ma non tirarsi dietro) (aber nicht schleppend)
      [ 56:18 ]



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