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Paganini's theme is stated on strings with the piano picking out salient notes, after the first variation. Rachmaninoff likely got the idea of having a variation before the theme from the finale of Beethoven's Eroica symphony. [4] Variations II to VI recombine elements of the theme.
"Opus 35 Listening Guide - Variations on a theme of Paganini (Studies for Piano)". Zhou, Wenli (2012). Piano Variations by Liszt, Brahms and Rachmaninoff on a Theme by Paganini (PDF) . Rice University. Book 1, Book 2 played by Julius Katchen; Variations on a Theme of Paganini (selected) played by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 (1934), a set of 24 variations for piano and orchestra George Rochberg – 50 Caprice Variations for solo violin (1970) Alexander Rosenblatt – Variations on Theme of Paganini , for solo piano (1988)
Rachmaninoff's compositions cover a variety of musical forms and genres. Born in Novgorod , Russia in 1873, he studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Nikolai Zverev , Alexander Siloti , Sergei Taneyev and Anton Arensky , and while there, composed some of his most famous works, including the first piano concerto (Op. 1) and the Prelude in C ...
Rachmaninoff composed his Third Symphony after writing his Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Variations on a Theme of Corelli. He arrived at his newly built Villa Senar on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland in late April 1935 with the prospect of writing a symphony in mind. Satisfied with his new home and in good spirits, Rachmaninoff seemed ...
James Barnes: Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Niccolò Paganini (concert band; the theme is the Caprice No. 24) Boris Blacher: Variations on a Theme by Paganini (orchestra; 1947) Hans Bottermund: Variations on a Theme by Paganini (solo cello) Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35 (piano; 1863)
Eugène Ysaÿe – Paganini Variations for violin and piano; The Caprice No. 24 in A minor, Op. 1, (Tema con variazioni) has been the basis of works by many other composers. Notable examples include Brahms's Variations on a Theme of Paganini and Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
Variations on a Theme by Paganini by Hans Bottermund; Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35 by Johannes Brahms; Variations on a Theme by Niccolò Paganini by Søren Nils Eichberg; Thème de Paganini varié, Op. 1 by Stephen Heller; Variations on a Theme of Paganini by Joseph Horovitz; Variations on a Theme by Paganini by Gary Kulesha ...