Beethoven's Diabelli Variations is a monumental work that stands alongside Bach’s Goldberg Variations as one of the two greatest sets of variations for piano ever composed. In early 1819 the music ...
In 1819, Anton Diabelli, a Viennese music publisher, composed a little waltz and sent it to dozens of composers—he wanted each of them to write and send him a single variation, which he’d publish ...
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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Two imposing sets of variations — Bach’s Goldberg Variations and Beethoven’s Thirty-three Variations on a Waltz ...
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. After 19 years, finally a boo. Philharmonic Society president and ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick A program celebrating Twyla Tharp’s 60th year making dances features the masterwork “Diabelli” and the fresh new “Slacktide,” set to ...
Pianist Orion Weiss, one of two E. Lee Ronnel Artists of Distinction on the orchestra’s 2025-26 calendar, solos in the Piano ...
An often-overlooked piano work of Ludwig van Beethoven has a starring role in a new play in Washington, D.C. Characters in 33 Variations include Beethoven himself, and a 21st century musicologist ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Music Review By Steve Smith Long before Beethoven’s “Diabelli” Variations became the springboard for Moisés Kaufman’s 2009 play, “33 Variations,” the ...
What was Beethoven thinking? That may sound more like the premise for an esoteric academic paper than a viable piece of theater. But with the help of seven talented actors and a script by Moisés ...