Episode 3
Donald Macleod talks to pianist and music scholar Charles Rosen, who tells the story behind Beethoven's Diabelli Variations.
Donald Macleod explores Beethoven's last 12 years, focusing on a single work, the Diabelli Variations. He talks to pianist and music scholar Charles Rosen, who tells the story behind the piece.
33 Variations on a Waltz by A Diabelli, Op 120 (1819-23)
Charles Rosen (piano)
Carlton Classics 30367 00112 - Trs 1-34.
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- Wed 30 Jan 200812:00BBC Radio 3
- Wed 30 Jan 200820:45BBC Radio 3
- Wed 11 Feb 200912:00BBC Radio 3
- Wed 11 Feb 200922:00BBC Radio 3
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