Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31 (1926–28) is an orchestral set of variations on a theme, composed by Arnold Schoenberg and is his first twelve-tone composition for a large ensemble. Premiered in December 1928 by the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler, it was greeted by a tumultuous scandal.
| Date of composition | 1928 (1926-1928) |
| Premiered | 1928, December 2nd in Berlin, Germany |
| First published | 1929 by Universal Edition |
| Type | Variations |
| Tonality | Twelve-tone |
| Catalogue | Op. 31 |
| Approx. duration | 23 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
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