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Beethoven Masterworks: Diabelli Variations; Sonata Op.90Daniel Shapiro Piano
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Pianist Daniel Shapiro knows exactly what he's doing and he does it very, very well. In this 2005 recording—an aptly but somewhat unfortunately titled disc Beethoven Masterworks—Shapiro turns in a coupling of a richly human and supremely virtuosic "Diabelli" Variations with a deeply despairing and profoundly consoling Op. 90 Sonata. Shapiro understands that the Variations need a transcendent technique, endless compassion, and a fully developed sense of humor, and he gives it all he's got. Shapiro's performance contains high wit and low slapstick, Largo, molto espressivo melancholy and Fuga: Allegro ecstasy, bawdy lust and unsurpassable serenity. In some ways, Shapiro understands the sonata even better, understands bitter hopelessness and sweet hopefulness, enfolding gloom and enlightening faith, inexorable defeat and unlooked for solace. While these should not be one's only recordings of either work—start with Schnabel's, Serkin's, and Richter's—they are still well worth hearing by anyone who loves the music. While Azica's sound is hard and harsh, it is also real and honest and the effect is startling. © James Leonard, All Music Guide
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| 1 | Theme: Vivace | 0:53 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | Variation 1: Alla marcia maestoso | 1:48 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | Variation 2: Poco allegro | 0:49 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | Variation 3: L'istesso tempo | 1:19 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | Variation 4: Un poco più vivace | 1:05 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | Variation 5: Allegro vivace | 0:54 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | Variation 6: Allegro ma non troppo e serioso | 1:49 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | Variation 7: Un poco più allegro | 1:11 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | Variation 8: Poco vivace | 1:22 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | Variation 9: Allegro pesante e risoluto | 2:09 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | Variation 10: Presto | 0:38 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | Variation 11: Allegretto | 1:11 | $0.99 | |||
| 13 | Variation 12: Un poco più moto | 0:49 | $0.99 | |||
| 14 | Variation 13: Vivace | 1:05 | $0.99 | |||
| 15 | Variation 14: Grave e maestoso | 5:00 | $0.99 | |||
| 16 | Variation 15: Presto scherzando | 0:35 | $0.99 | |||
| 17 | Variation 16: Allegro | 0:54 | $0.99 | |||
| 18 | Variation 17: L'istesso tempo | 0:59 | $0.99 | |||
| 19 | Variation 18: Poco moderato | 1:43 | $0.99 | |||
| 20 | Variation 19: Presto | 0:47 | $0.99 | |||
| 21 | Variation 20: Andante | 2:39 | $0.99 | |||
| 22 | Variation 21: Allegro con brio | 1:17 | $0.99 | |||
| 23 | Variation 22: Allegro molto alla 'Notte e giorno faticar' di Mozart | 0:49 | $0.99 | |||
| 24 | Variation 23: Allegro assai | 0:52 | $0.99 | |||
| 25 | Variation 24: Fughetta | 2:26 | $0.99 | |||
| 26 | Variation 25: Allegro | 0:45 | $0.99 | |||
| 27 | Variation 26: Allegretto | 0:57 | $0.99 | |||
| 28 | Variation 27: L'istesso tempo | 0:51 | $0.99 | |||
| 29 | Variation 28: Allegro | 0:57 | $0.99 | |||
| 30 | Variation 29: Adagio ma non troppo | 1:15 | $0.99 | |||
| 31 | Variation 30: Andante, sempre cantabile | 2:19 | $0.99 | |||
| 32 | Variation 31: Largo, molto espressivo | 5:17 | $0.99 | |||
| 33 | Variation 32: Fuga | 3:07 | $0.99 | |||
| 34 | Variation 33: Tempo di minuetto | 3:44 | $0.99 | |||
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| 35 | 1.Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchhaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck | 5:33 | $0.99 | |||
| 36 | 2.Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen | 8:11 | $1.49 | |||









