Composition: Veränderungen über einen Walzer, Op. 120 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Diabelli Variations |
| Alternative title | 33 Veränderungen über einen Walzer von Diabelli |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.120 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | C major |
| Composed | 1819 |
| First published | 1824 |
| Dedication | Mme. Antonie von Brentano |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 3300 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Variations |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | strings | Jakub Kowalewski |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Diabelli | 1824 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Diabelli | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1862 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (alternate scan) · view Complete score (alternate scan) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Cotta | 1891 | Complete Score (instructive edition) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Tonmeister | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schuberth & Co. | 1892 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for strings |
Joshua Choe | 2022 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for strings |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Neal O'Doan (piano) | Complete Performance · file Theme, Variations 1-10 · file Variations 11-13 · file Variation 14 · file Variations 15-17 · file Variations 18-19 · file Variations 20-23 · file Variation 24 · file Variations 25-29 · file Variation 30 · file Variation 31 · file Variation 32 · file Variation 33 · file |
| view | Rudolf Serkin (piano) | Theme; Variations 1-19 · file Variations 20-33 · file |
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