Backhaus' Beethoven Diabelli Variations Reconsidered
From The Piano Maven with Jed Distler by Jed Distler
May 7, 2026 · 8 min · Season 3 · Episode 33
About this episode
Jed Distler revisits Wilhelm Backhaus’ 1954 recording of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations and shares his insights on this vintage interpretation.
Consider taking out a paid subscription to The Piano Maven podcast via our Substack page ( https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about ), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven Reconnecting with Wilhelm Backhaus’ 1954 recording of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, Jed shares his recent thoughts about this vintage interpretation, for which we’ve provided a link to listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0ud7EwbPaY
People in this episode
Host: Jed Distler
Topics covered
- Beethoven
- Diabelli Variations
- music interpretation
- recording analysis
- classical music
Keywords
- Backhaus
- Beethoven
- Diabelli Variations
- 1954 recording
- music commentary
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Books & works: Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations
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