Composed in 1931 and dedicated to Fritz Kreisler. The theme is the traditional La Folia tune used in Corelli’s Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 12; Corelli did not originate the melody. The cycle comprises... Read more

Composed in 1931 and dedicated to Fritz Kreisler. The theme is the traditional La Folia tune used in Corelli’s Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 12; Corelli did not originate the melody. The cycle comprises the theme, twenty variations, an intermezzo between Variations XIII and XIV, and a coda.

Movements:
1. Theme. Andante
2. Variations I-XIII
3. Intermezzo
4. Variations XIV-XX
5. Coda. Andante

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