Variations on a Theme by Rameau … was performed for the first time, by Édouard Risler, at the Société Nationale, March 23, 1903. The variations, eleven in number, exhale a classical and yet intrepidly free spirit. Sometimes the composer utilizes the merest portion of the theme, again he fits entirely new material into the thematic pattern. Each variation reveals Paul Dukas' mastery of traditional forms, his virtuosity as a writer, and the poetic quality of his sensibility.
| Original Name | Variations, interlude et finale sur un thème de Rameau |
| Date of composition | 1902 (1899-1902) |
| Premiered | 1903, March 23rd (Société Nationale) in Paris, France |
| Type | Variations |
| Instruments | Piano |
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Paul Dukas: Variations, Interlude and Finale on a Theme by Rameau Paul Dukas: Variations, Interlude and Finale on a Theme by Rameau Paul Dukas: Variations, Interlude and Finale on a Theme by Rameau |