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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 ...
Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Polish: Wariacje na temat Paganiniego), often referred to as the Paganini Variations, is an arrangement for two pianos of Niccolò Paganini's Caprice No. 24, from Paganini's original set of 24 Caprices for violin, written by Polish composer Witold Lutosławski.
The slow 18th variation is by far the best known, and it is often included on classical music compilations without the rest of the work. It is based on an inversion of the melody of Paganini's theme. In other words, the A minor Paganini theme is literally played "upside down" in D ♭ major, with a few other changes. Rachmaninoff himself ...
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)
Boris Blacher – Variations on a Theme by Paganini (1947), for orchestra; Hans Bottermund – Variations on a Theme by Paganini, for cello solo; Johannes Brahms – Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35 (1862–63), for solo piano (2 books) Charles Camilleri – Paganiana, for two pianos
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 ...
Variazioni sul Barucabà (Barucaba variations) Violin (original version for solo violin) 60 Variations on the Genoese folksong "Barucabà" (Part I: Tema in A major, with 20 Var. - Part II: Tema in C major, with 20 Var. - Part III: Tema in D major, with 20 Var.) 1835: 14: 71b: Variazioni sul Barucabà (Barucaba variations) Violin / Guitar