Description:

[The Art of Maurizio Pollini] The lone Mr. Perfect, always evolving and deepening. The Diabelli Variations recorded in 1998 by Pollini, who completed the complete Beethoven piano sonata cycle in 2015, which he started in 1975. This performance highlights each variation in an expressive manner. A commemorative recording of his visit to Japan. Recorded in Munich, September 1998

Tracklisting:

1 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 THEMA:VIVACE / MAURIZIO POLLINI
2 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 1:ALLA MARCIA MAESTOSO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
3 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 2:POCO ALLEGRO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
4 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 3:L'ISTESSO TEMPO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
5 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 4:UN POCO PIU VIVACE / MAURIZIO POLLINI
6 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 5:ALLEGRO VIVACE / MAURIZIO POLLINI
7 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 6:ALLEGRO.MA NON TROPPO E SERIOSO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
8 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 7:UN POCO PIU ALLEGRO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
9 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 8:POCO VIVACE / MAURIZIO POLLINI
10 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 9:ALLEGRO PESANTE E RISOLUTO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
11 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 10:PRESTO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
12 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 11:ALLEGRETTO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
13 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 12:UN POCO PIU MOTO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
14 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 13:VIVACE / MAURIZIO POLLINI
15 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 14:GRAVE E MAESTOSO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
16 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 15:PRESTO SCHERZANDO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
17 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 16:ALLEGRO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
18 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 17:[OHNE TEMPOBEZEICHNUNG] / MAURIZIO POLLINI
19 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 18:POCO MODERATO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
20 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 19:PRESTO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
21 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 20:ANDANTE / MAURIZIO POLLINI
22 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 21:ALLEGRO CON BRIO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
23 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 22:MOLTO ALLEGRO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
24 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 23:ASSAI ALLEGRO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
25 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 24:FUGHETTA.ANDANTE / MAURIZIO POLLINI
26 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 25:ALLEGRO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
27 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 26:[OHNE TEMPOBEZEICHNUNG] / MAURIZIO POLLINI
28 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 27:VIVACE / MAURIZIO POLLINI
29 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 28:ALLEGRO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
30 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 29:ADAGIO.MA NON TROPPO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
31 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 30:ANDANTE.SEMPRE CANTABILE / MAURIZIO POLLINI
32 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 31:LARGO.MOLTO ESPRESSIVO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
33 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 32:FUGA.ALLEGRO / MAURIZIO POLLINI
34 33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY DIABELLI IN C MAJOR. OP.120 33:TEMPO DI MENUETTO.MODERATO / MAURIZIO POLLINI