Among Ludwig van Beethoven’s prodigious gifts was an ability to transform the most mundane materials into something exquisite. Perhaps the most famous example of this is his “Diabelli Variations,” Op.

(33) Variations in C on a Waltz by Diabelli, 'Diabelli Variations' Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Paul Lewis, Piano It’s the details that betray Lewis’s disengagement. He underplays the waltz theme’s ...

Since his death in 1997, a host of hitherto unreleased recordings by Sviatoslav Richter, one of the great pianists of the 20th century, have circulated. The exact provenance of some of the recordings ...