Diabelli Variations | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2002 | |||
Recorded | February 23–26, 2002 WDR, Koln, Germany | |||
Genre | Classical music, Jazz | |||
Length | 56:07 | |||
Label | Winter & Winter 910 086 | |||
Producer | Uri Caine & Stefan Winter | |||
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Diabelli Variations is an album by Uri Caine performing Ludwig van Beethoven's Diabelli Variations with the Concerto Köln which was recorded in 2002 and released on the Winter & Winter label.[1][2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
In his review for Allmusic, Alex Henderson notes that "Diabelli Variations is strictly for broad-minded listeners who have no problem with the Euro-classical and jazz worlds interacting".[3]
On All About Jazz C. Michael Bailey said "Like his previous forays into the classical realm, Caine willingly combines classical and jazz elements, seasoning the festivities with a bit of barrelhouse boogie woogie in one place, a bit of Harlem Stride in another, and a bit of Bill Evans impressionism in yet another. The results are a very listenable bit of genius that should appeal to those with a jazz and/or classically bent alike".[5] Writing in JazzTimes, Andrew Lindemann Malone observed "Caine's interpretation never feels like something new so much as self-indulgent, extravagant riffing on this great work. True, Caine can make his riffing very interesting indeed, but it's hard to imagine that most music fans won't find a good recording of the original (William Kinderman on Hyperion, say) far more memorable than this enjoyable but inessential record".[6]
All compositions adapted by Uri Caine after Ludwig van Beethoven