Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Paganini in A minor, Op. 35 - Piece

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. It is uncharacteristically showy for Brahms, even Lisztean. Indeed, the work was composed for the piano virtuoso Carl Tausig.


Date of composition	1863
Premiered	1865, November 25th in Zürich, Switzerland by Johannes Brahms
First published	1866, J. Rieter-Biedermann
Type	Theme and variations
Tonality	A Minor
Catalogue	Op. 35
Approx. duration	22 minutes
Arrangement of	Niccolò Paganini: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin
Instruments	Piano
Autotranslations _beta	Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Paganini en la mineur, Op. 35 Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Paganini in la minore, Op. 35 Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Paganini a-moll, Op. 35

Act 1 - Book I

Scene -

1. Thema. Non troppo Presto
2. Variation I.
3. Variation II.
4. Variation III.
5. Variation IV.
6. Variation V.
7. Variation VI.
8. Variation VII.
9. Variation VIII.
10. Variation IX.
11. Variation X.
12. Variation XI. Andante in A Major
13. Variation XII. in A Major
14. Variation XIII.
15. Variation XIV. Allegro

Act 2 - Book II

1. Thema. Non troppo Presto
2. Variation I.
3. Variation II. Poco Animato
4. Variation III.
5. Variation IV. Poco Allegretto in A Major
6. Variation V.
7. Variation VI. Poco più vivace
8. Variation VII.
9. Variation VIII. Allegro
10. Variation IX.
11. Variation X. Veloce, energico
12. Variation XI. Vivace in A Major
13. Variation XII. Un poco Andante
14. Variation XIII. Un poco più Andante
15. Variation XIV. Presto, ma non troppo

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