Symphonic Variations
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Symphonic Variations is a single-movement work for piano and orchestra by César Franck, renowned for its seamless blend of variation form and symphonic development.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral composition
ⓘ
work for piano and orchestra ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriod | 1884–1885 ⓘ |
| composer | César Franck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Louis Diémer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | about 15 minutes ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| form |
single-movement work
ⓘ
symphonic development ⓘ theme and variations ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueNumber | FWV 46 ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | 20th-century concerto writing for piano and orchestra ⓘ |
| hasOpusNumber | no official opus number ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Franz Liszt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German symphonic tradition ⓘ |
| isMajorWorkOf | César Franck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | E-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| movementCount | 1 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
continuous single-movement design
ⓘ
cyclical thematic treatment ⓘ seamless integration of solo piano and orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Variations symphoniques NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Jules Van den Eeden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | Louis Diémer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| publisher | E. Durand & Fils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reception | considered one of Franck's finest works for piano and orchestra ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Piano Quintet in F minor
ⓘ
Symphony in D minor ⓘ |
| requiresPerformerRole |
orchestral conductor
ⓘ
piano soloist ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
orchestra
ⓘ
piano ⓘ |
| structure |
finale
ⓘ
introduction ⓘ theme and variations section ⓘ |
| style | late Romantic ⓘ |
| typicalOrchestration |
brass
ⓘ
strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext | concert hall ⓘ |
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