200 Years Diabelli Variations Dina Parakhina

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Diabelli Variations, Op. 120:
• 1 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Theme. Vivace 00:49
• 2 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 1, Alla marcia maestoso 01:39
• 3 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 2, Poco allegro 00:44
• 4 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 3, L'istesso tempo 01:19
• 5 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 4, Un poco più vivace 00:59
• 6 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 5, Allegro vivace 00:56
• 7 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 6, Allegro ma non troppo e serioso 01:35
• 8 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 7, Un poco più allegro 01:07
• 9 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 8, Poco vivace 01:34
• 10 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 9, Allegro pesante e risoluto 01:31
• 11 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 10, Presto 00:38
• 12 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 11, Allegretto 01:01
• 13 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 12, Un poco più moto 00:43
• 14 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 13, Vivace 00:56
• 15 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 14, Grave e maestoso 04:53
• 16 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 15, Presto scherzando 00:40
• 17 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 16, Allegro 01:03
• 18 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 17, Allegro 01:04
• 19 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 18, Poco moderato 01:41
• 20 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 19, Presto 01:01
• 21 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 20, Andante 02:32
• 22 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 21, Allegro con brio - Meno allegro 01:17
• 23 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 22, Allegro molto, alla "Notte e giorno faticar" di Mozart 00:41
• 24 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 23, Allegro assai 00:50
• 25 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 24, Fughetta. Andante 03:04
• 26 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 25, Allegro 00:49
• 27 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 26, Piacevole 00:53
• 28 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 27, Vivace 00:56
• 29 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 28, Allegro 01:00
• 30 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 29, Adagio ma non troppo 01:35
• 31 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 30, Andante, sempre cantabile 01:46
• 32 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 31, Largo, molto espressivo 04:12
• 33 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 32, Fugue. Allegro 03:08
• 34 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 33, Tempo di minuet moderato 03:35
• 35 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Theme. Vivace (Reprise) 00:50
• Jan August Vitásek (1770 - 1839): Vaterländischer Künstlerverein:
• 36 Vitásek: Vaterländischer Künstlerverein: Var. 49, Un poco moderato 01:40
• Ignaz Moscheles (1794 - 1870): Vaterländsicher Künstlerverein:
• 37 Moscheles: Vaterländsicher Künstlerverein: Var. 26 00:52
• Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791 - 1844): Vaterländsicher Künstlerverein:
• 38 Mozart: Vaterländsicher Künstlerverein: Var. 28, Con fuoco 01:26
• Carl Czerny (1791 - 1857): Vaterländsicher Künstlerverein:
• 39 Czerny: Vaterländsicher Künstlerverein: Var. 4 01:24
• Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1785 - 1849): Vaterländsicher Künstlerverein:
• 40 Kalkbrenner: Vaterländsicher Künstlerverein: Var. 18, Allegro non troppo 01:11
• Václav Jan Křtitel Tomášek (1774 - 1850): Vaterländsicher Künstlerverein:
• 41 Tomášek: Vaterländsicher Künstlerverein: Var. 43, Polonaise. Tempo giusto 01:50
• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Vaterländsicher Künstlerverein:
• 42 Schubert: Vaterländsicher Künstlerverein: Var. 38, D. 718 02:18
• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Vaterländsicher Künstlerverein:
• 43 Liszt: Vaterländsicher Künstlerverein: Var. 24, Allegro, S. 147 00:59
• Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778 - 1837): Vaterländsicher Künstlerverein:
• 44 Hummel: Vaterländsicher Künstlerverein: Var. 16 01:21
• Carl Czerny: Vaterländsicher Künstlerverein:
• 45 Czerny: Vaterländsicher Künstlerverein: Coda. Vivace 02:51
• Total Runtime 01:08:53

Info for 200 Years Diabelli Variations

On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's ‘Diabelli Variations’, the Divine Art label proudly presents ‘200 Years: Diabelli Variations’. The variations were originally introduced by Anton Diabelli with words of admiration for their innovation and artistic brilliance. Since then, they have stood the test of time and have become a cornerstone of the piano repertoire, rivalling even the esteemed works of Johann Sebastian Bach. The story behind the ‘Diabelli Variations’ adds to their magic. Legend has it that Beethoven initially dismissed Diabelli's theme as a mere ‘cobbler's patch’ (in the sense of a patch). Later, however, he transformed the simple waltz into a complex, kaleidoscopic masterpiece featuring a wide range of characters, styles and textures. From playful parodies to profound meditations, Beethoven's variations comprise over 60 minutes of imaginative musical exploration. Renowned pianist Dina Parakhina, who first performed the ‘Diabelli Variations’ during her graduation recital at the Moscow Conservatory, brings her deep understanding and lifelong study of this monumental work to her latest recording. Parakhina's interpretation captures the intricate structural unity and emotional depth of Beethoven's composition, reflecting her illustrious career and dedication to classical music.

Dina Parakhina, piano

Dina Parakhina
After graduating with a “Diploma of Distinction” from both the Central Music School and the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Dina Parakhina went on the become one of the youngest-ever members of the Central Music School faculty when she inherited the chair formerly held by her teacher, professor Tamara Bobovich. She occupied this post for fifteen years until she moved to the UK in 1996, and was one of the most-wanted pedagogues in her native Russia. She combined teaching with a busy performing career, collaborating with many outstanding instrumentalists, singers and conductors, as well as playing with major Russian orchestras, giving recitals and making TV and radio broadcasts at the most prestigious venues in Moscow and other cities of the former Soviet Union.

In 1988, after winning a competition, she started work as a solo pianist of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, with which she regularly performed piano concertos by Mozart, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov while on extensive tours of France, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Ireland, as well as at the Bolshoi Theatre itself. A sought-after chamber musician, she participated in the Semaines Musicales Tours festival in France – giving recitals with Lyobov Kazarnovskaya, Gegem Grogoriam and Nikita Storojev – and the 125 Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory Festival in Germany, where, most notably, she gave a German radio première of the Rubinstein ’Cello Sonata with distinguished ’cellist Valentin Feigin, with whom she worked during his last years.

Since her move to England, her engagements have included regular appearances with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall at the Proms, a solo recital dedicated to Rachmaninov at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, and a performance of Shostakovich’s First Piano Concerto with the Lancashire Chamber Orchestra. Among her recent appearances are a recital with ’cellist Leonid Gorokhov and violinist Yuri Torchinsky which was twice broadcast on BBC Radio 3, and a recording of Mendelssohn’s Double Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Vassily Sinaisky.

This season she has performed Stravinsky’s Petrushka with the LSO in the Barbican, toured with the BBC Philharmonic in Germany and Spain (where she also played Petrushka, which was broadcast on Radio 3 later). In April she performed Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Worthing Symphony Orchestra under John Gibbons.

Dina Parakhina is a professor of piano at the Royal College of Music, Royal Northern College of Music and Chetham’s School of Music.

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