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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 ...
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)
2nd mvt is a theme and variations on the old German Minnelied Verstohlen geht der Mond auf, later set for female chorus and piano as Ständchen WoO 38 No. 20; the ms is entitled Sonata No. 4; as Op. 2 was written before this one, Brahms wrote two other Piano Sonatas prior to this (Anh. 2a/15) that he destroyed Op. 5: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor
Johannes Brahms – Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35 (1862–63), for solo piano (2 books) Charles Camilleri – Paganiana , for two pianos Frédéric Chopin – quotes Niccolò Paganini's Caprice No. 24 in his Rondo à la Krakowiak and includes a variation on the quotation
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.
Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Paganini (Op. 35), manuscript sketches elaborated on (given a more virtuosic flavor) by Tausig and returned to Brahms for completion (c1862-63) Chopin: Étude (Op. 10 No. 2) [reconstructed] (c1862-63) Chopin: Étude (Op. 25 No. 2), transcription in double notes (sixths and thirds in the right hand) [lost ...
The 24th variation is more playful in tone than most of the other variations, ending with a glissando sweep of the keyboard, before quoting the original theme in the last bar. [7] Due to the speed and the large leaps on the piano, the 24th and last variation of the rhapsody presents considerable technical difficulty for the pianist.
Niccolò Paganini. The 24 Caprices for Solo Violin were written in groups (seven, five and twelve) by Niccolò Paganini between 1802 and 1817. They are also designated as M.S. 25 in Maria Rosa Moretti's and Anna Sorrento's Catalogo tematico delle musiche di Niccolò Paganini which was published in 1982.