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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.
The final variation in each section is virtuosic and climactic. Brahms intended the work to be more than simply a set of theme and variations; each variation also has the characteristic of a study. He published it as Studies for Pianoforte: Variations on a Theme of Paganini. The work was dedicated to the piano virtuoso Carl Tausig. It is well ...
Konstantin Sorokin: Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 62 No. 8 (piano) Sir George Thalben-Ball: Variations on a Theme by Paganini (pedal keyboard) Philip Wilby: Paganini Variations (wind band; brass band) August Wilhelmj: Einleitung, Thema mit Variationen nach Niccolo Paganini; Rob Zuidam: Variations on a thema of Paganini (violin-solo)
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)
Variations on a Theme of Corelli: piano 1933: Paraphrase of Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream: piano 1934: Paraphrase of Bach: movements from Partita No. 3 in E major (BWV 1006) piano 1934: 43: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: piano and orchestra 1936: 44: Symphony No. 3: orchestra 1940: 45: Symphonic Dances: orchestra 1941 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.