Beethoven's Diabelli Variations

by William Kinderman

The Thirty-three Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120, represent Beethoven's most extraordinary achievement in the art of variation-writing. In their originality and power of invention, they stand beside other late Beethoven masterpieces such as the Ninth Symphony, the Missa Solemnis, and the last quartets. William Kinderman's study of the compositional history of the work includes the first extended investigation and reconstruction of the sketches...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195342364
• ISBN13: 9780195342369
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"