By the early 1930s Webern was one of the composers and artists criticised by the Nazi Party, which was rapidly gaining power. By 1934 Webern's conducting career, a major source of income for the composer, was practically over, and he earned his living by teaching composition to a few private pupils. Despite the considerable disadvantages this financial situation had, the lack of a stable job provided Webern with more time to compose.

Date of composition 1936
Premiered 1937, February 27th
First published 1937 by Universal Edition
Type Variations
Tonality Twelve-tone
Catalogue Op. 27
Approx. duration 6 minutes
Instruments Piano
Autotranslations beta Anton Webern: Variations for piano, Op. 27
Anton Webern: Variations for piano, Op. 27
Anton Webern: Variations for piano, Op. 27