Paganini Variations, Op. 35

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concert piece set of variations solo piano composition

Paganini Variations, Op. 35 is a virtuosic set of piano variations by Johannes Brahms based on a theme by Niccolò Paganini, renowned for its technical difficulty and inventive treatment of the original melody.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Paganini Variations, Op. 35 canonical	2
Paganini Variations	1
Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concert piece ⓘ set of variations ⓘ solo piano composition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Paganini Variations, Op. 35 ⓘ surface form: Paganini Variations Paganini Variations, Op. 35 ⓘ surface form: Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35
basedOn	24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1 ⓘ surface form: Caprice No. 24 in A minor
basedOnComposer	Niccolò Paganini ⓘ
catalogNumber	Op. 35 ⓘ
composer	Johannes Brahms ⓘ
composerNationality	German ⓘ
compositionForm	two books of variations and finale-like closing variations ⓘ
dedication	Carl Tausig ⓘ
genre	theme and variations ⓘ virtuosic piano work ⓘ
historicalContext	19th-century Romantic piano repertoire ⓘ
influencedBy	Romantic piano virtuosity ⓘ virtuoso violin tradition of Niccolò Paganini ⓘ
instrumentation	solo piano ⓘ
key	A minor ⓘ
language	instrumental ⓘ
notableFeature	advanced piano technique requirements ⓘ complex rhythmic figurations ⓘ contrapuntal writing ⓘ demanding octave passages ⓘ extreme technical difficulty ⓘ independence of hands ⓘ innovative treatment of Paganini’s theme ⓘ rapid passagework ⓘ use of complex double notes ⓘ use of variation technique as etudes ⓘ use of wide stretches and large hand spans ⓘ
numberOfBooks	2 ⓘ
numberOfVariationsPerBook	14 ⓘ
numberOfVolumes	2 ⓘ
opusNumber	Op. 35 ⓘ
originalMedium	solo piano score ⓘ
period	Romantic ⓘ
placeInComposerOutput	major virtuosic piano work of Brahms’s early maturity ⓘ
sourceWorkComposer	Niccolò Paganini ⓘ
sourceWorkInstanceOf	violin caprice ⓘ
themeKey	A minor ⓘ
themeOrigin	24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1 ⓘ surface form: Paganini Caprice No. 24 in A minor, Op. 1
titleOfBook	Book I ⓘ Book II ⓘ
totalNumberOfVariations	28 ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration	about 25 minutes ⓘ
usedAs	concert showpiece for pianists ⓘ technical study material for advanced pianists ⓘ

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Johannes Brahms → notableWork → Paganini Variations, Op. 35 ⓘ

Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 → relatedWorkBySameComposer → Paganini Variations, Op. 35 ⓘ

subject surface form: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24

Paganini Variations, Op. 35 → alsoKnownAs → Paganini Variations, Op. 35 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35

Paganini Variations, Op. 35 → alsoKnownAs → Paganini Variations, Op. 35 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paganini Variations