Beethoven: Diabelli Variations / Bach: Partita No. 4

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Beethoven: Diabelli Variations / Bach: Partita No. 4
1.	Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ("Diabelli Variations"), Op. 120 51:35
	Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Performed by Stephen Bishop Kovacevich
2.	Partita for keyboard No. 4 in D major, BWV 828 (BC L4) 25:35
	Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performed by Stephen Bishop Kovacevich

All Music Guide

Though it might seem odd to see Stephen Kovacevich's recording of Beethoven's "Diabelli Variations" on the Onyx label rather than EMI, the label that issued his recordings of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas, it should not deter any listener from seeking it out. Kovacevich's "Diabelli" is every bit as recommendable as his sonata recordings. As always with Kovacevich, technical matters are never an issue, and the tone he elicits from his piano is as beautiful as ever. Kovacevich also possesses an uncanny sympathy for Beethoven's music, which leads him to turn up every emotional nuance and find full depth in each variation. Humor, pathos, serenity, fun, and despair all get their time in the sun. Coupled with a bright and buoyant reading of Bach's "D major Partita (BWV 828)," recorded in clear and colorful digital sound, and accompanied by lucid and insightful notes by scholar Joseph Kerman, this performance will surely please anyone who has heretofore enjoyed Kovacevich's way with Beethoven. James Leonard

BBC Music Magazine

Kovacevich brings penetrating insight and thrilling physical involvement. From the outset there is a driving momentum and crispness of articulation, and the bristling energy of so many variations makes the slow ones stand out in relief.... It is alive and spontaneous, and the overall physical and emotional sweep here is exciting and enormously fulfilling. Tim Parry