After her acclaimed complete recording of Beethoven's piano sonatas, Mari Kodama returns with a programme consisting of Beethoven string quartets transcribed for piano by Saint-Saens, Mussorgsky and Balakirev, as well as Beethoven's variations on the finale of Mozart's Clarinet Quintet. Most pieces are recorded for the first time. Kaleidoscope is designed as a homage, considering and experiencing Beethoven through the lens of other great composers. Mari Kodama is one of the most extraordinary pianists of our age, and has an impressive PENTATONE discography, featuring Beethoven's complete piano sonatas 2003-2014, piano concertos of Loewe and Chopin 2003, Tchaikovsky Ballet Suites for Piano Duo 2016, de Falla's Nights in the Gardens of Spain 2017 and Martinu's Concert for Two Pianos 2018.