A Triumphant Achievement Diabelli variations by Beethoven and others - enjoyed by ROBERT ANDERSON '... deft conjuring tricks ...'

This is a joyous CD. Not only are there Beethoven's thirty-three variations on Diabelli's commonplace little waltz, but also contributions by ten other composers, including the youthful Liszt, Mozart's son, and Schubert, on the same theme. To complete the package, Andreas Staier has made some introductory music of his own. Diabelli certainly has here more than he ever bargained for...

ANTON DIABELLI

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

FRANZ LISZT

FRANZ SCHUBERT

HARMONIA MUNDI

AUSTRIA

GERMANY

PIANO MUSIC