Beethoven
Diabelli Variations
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
Decca 485 2731 53:38 mins
When Mitsuko Uchida recorded the mighty Sonata, her album won Recording of the Year at the 2008 BBC Music Magazine are a triumph of wit and character, revelling in the humour that the composer took in turning the unassuming ‘cobbler’s patch’ theme into an expansive solo piano work that, when played at its best, seems to encompass all human life.
