Hummel: Diabelli Variations

Featuring

Angela Cholakian
Franz Hummel

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Composition History

Franz Hummel is the first composer to attempt a new set of 33 variations on the famous Diabelli waltz theme since Beethoven himself.

Performer Biography

Angela Cholakian, who holds an American 'Artist Diploma' and a 'Dr. of Musical Arts in Piano Performance', currently teaches as a Professor for Piano at a Chinese Music University.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Franz Hummel, the composer of these variations, believes his work is completely independent from Beethoven's original, despite his deep knowledge of it.

Performer Biography

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Angela Cholakian emigrated to America and founded the 'Tchaikovsky Music Academy' in Los Angeles, teaching piano in the classical Russian style.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Franz Hummel describes his 'Diabelli-Variationen' as improvisatory, free of taste, without style, artistically unscrupulous, and not at all 'modern'.

Performer Biography

Angela Cholakian, the pianist, began piano lessons in Russia at age four and was accepted into the 'Tchaikovsky Central School for Gifted Children' at thirteen.

Performer Biography

Angela Cholakian was known for her dedication to contemporary works, meticulously collaborating with composers like Arno Babajanian, whose complete piano works she performed.