작곡가

:   Johannes Brahms (요하네스 브람스)

장르

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Keyboard

스타일

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Theme & Variations

작곡년도

:   1862 - 1863

평균연주

:   22:26

악장

1

Theme. Non troppo presto

0:28

2

Book 1 : Variation 1

0:25

3

Book 1 : Variation 2

0:28

4

Book 1 : Variation 3

0:29

5

Book 1 : Variation 4

0:59

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Book 1 : Variation 5. Espressivo- Molto leggiero

0:43

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Book 1 : Variation 6. Molto leggiero

0:27

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Book 1 : Variation 7

0:26

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Book 1 : Variation 8. Staccato

0:28

10

Book 1 : Variation 9. Legato

1:13

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Book 1 : Variation 10. Sotto voce

1:11

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Book 1 : Variation 11. Andante, molto legato e dolce, espressivo

1:28

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Book 1 : Variation 12. Molto dolce

1:03

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Book 1 : Variation 13. Vivace e scherzando

0:33

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Book 1 : Variation 14. Ben marcato, con fuoco - Presto, ma non troppo

1:56

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Book 2 : Variation 1

0:47

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Book 2 : Variation 2. Poco animato, poco forte espressivo, legato

0:34

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Book 2 : Variation 3. Leggiero, espressivo

0:33

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Book 2 : Variation 4. Poco allegretto, con grazia

0:56

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Book 2 : Variation 5. Dolce

0:23

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Book 2 : Variation 6. Poco più vivace, leggiero

0:22

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Book 2 : Variation 7. Leggiero e ben marcato

0:21

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Book 2 : Variation 8. Allegro, leggiero, quasi pizzicato

0:34

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Book 2 : Variation 9

0:49

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Book 2 : Variation 10. Feroce, energico

0:48

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Book 2 : Variation 11. Vivace, non legato e scherzando

0:31

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Book 2 : Variation 12. Un poco andante, dolce espressivo

1:13

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Book 2 : Variation 13. Un poco più andante, poco espressivo

1:18

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Book 2 : Variation 14. Presto, ma non troppo, scherzando

1:28

Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35, is a work for piano composed in 1863 by Johannes Brahms, based on the Caprice No. 24 in A minor by Niccolò Paganini. Brahms intended the work to be more than simply a set of theme and variations; each variation also has the characteristic of a study. He published it as Studies for Pianoforte: Variations on a Theme of Paganini. It is uncharacteristically showy for Brahms, even Lisztean. Indeed, the work was composed for the piano virtuoso Carl Tausig. It is well known for its emotional depth and technical challenges. David Dubal describes it as "a legend in the piano literature," and "fiendish," "one of the most subtly difficult works in the literature." Clara Schumann called it Hexenvariationen (Witch's Variations) because of its difficulty. Dubal quotes critic James Huneker:

«Brahms and Paganini! Was ever so strange a couple in harness? Caliban and Ariel, Jove and Puck. The stolid German, the vibratile Italian! Yet fantasy wins, even if brewed in a homely Teutonic kettle ... These diabolical variations, the last word in the technical literature of the piano, are also vast spiritual problems. To play them requires fingers of steel, a heart of burning lava and the courage of a lion.»

The work consists of two books. Each book opens with the theme, Paganini's Caprice No. 24 in A minor, followed by fourteen variations. The final variation in each section is virtuosic and climactic.

References

1. ^ (Dubal 2004, p. 435)
2. ^ (Dubal 2004, p. 49)
3. ^ (Swafford 1999, p. 281)

Bibliography

• Dubal, David (2004). The Art of the Piano: Its Performers, Literature, and Recordings (3rd ed.). Amadeus Press. 
• Swafford, Jan (1999). Johannes Brahms: A Biography. New York: Vintage Books, Random House. ISBN 978-0679745822. 

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