Original title: Variationen über ein Thema von Händel.

Scoring: piano.

The theme is the aria from Handel’s Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434. Brahms composed the theme with 25 variations... Read more

Original title: Variationen über ein Thema von Händel.

Scoring: piano.

The theme is the aria from Handel’s Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434. Brahms composed the theme with 25 variations and a concluding fugue in 1861.

Movements / numbers:
1. Aria
2. Variation 1
3. Variation 2 . Animato
4. Variation 3 . Dolce
5. Variation 4 . Risoluto
6. Variation 5 . Espressivo
7. Variation 6
8. Variation 7 . Con vivacita
9. Variation 8
10. Variation 9 . Poco sostenuto
11. Variation 10 . Energico
12. Variation 11 . Dolce
13. Variation 12 . Soave
14. Variation 13 . Largamente, ma non più
15. Variation 14 . Sciolto
16. Variation 15
17. Variation 16 . Ma marcato
18. Variation 17 . Più mosso
19. Variation 18 . Grazioso
20. Variation 19 . Leggiero und vivace
21. Variation 20 . Legato
22. Variation 21 . Dolce
23. Variation 22
24. Variation 23 . Vivace e staccato
25. Variation 24
26. Variation 25
27. Fuga

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