Tag: Piano masterpieces

After Diabelli: Levit Unlocks Beethoven’s Toughest Sonata

Following the revelatory Diabelli Variations, Igor Levit confronts Beethoven’s formidable Hammerklavier, stripping away decades of romanticised weight for a performance that is dangerously radical. — read more

Aug 31, 2026
Ready, Steady, Compose: Cooking up Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations

What links a 1990s TV cooking show, a hidden sheet music score, and a “cobbler’s patch” of a tune? Discover how Beethoven took Anton Diabelli’s unremarkable waltz and transformed basic ingredients into the ultimate hour-long musical feast. — read more

Aug 23, 2026

After Diabelli: Levit Unlocks Beethoven’s Toughest Sonata