[1][2] 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".

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 Concerto Köln: