Album insights
In celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven's anniversary, renowned pianist Rudolf Buchbinder is releasing a unique album titled The Diabelli Project. This special album not only features Beethoven's masterpiece, the complete Diabelli Variations, but also includes 11 contemporary composers who were given a composition task reinterpreting the Diabelli Variation in their unique styles. Buchbinder, a profound expert on Beethoven and pianist, describes Beethoven's Variations cycle as one of the most intricate works ever created, calling it a "massive mountain one must climb" in technical, intellectual, and physical aspects. The project's recording is set for release by Deutsche Grammophon in March 2020. This coincides with the premiere of the eleven new compositions at the Vienna Musikverein, along with performances of Beethoven's "Variations" and select pieces from Diabelli's original compilation. Following this, Buchbinder will embark on a world tour featuring the Variations.