Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel

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Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel is a virtuosic solo piano work by Johannes Brahms that presents a series of elaborate variations and a concluding fugue based on a theme by George Frideric Handel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fugue
set of variations
solo piano composition
basedOn Harpsichord Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434, by George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED
theme by George Frideric Handel
catalogNumber Op. 24
composer Johannes Brahms NERFINISHED
composerNationality German
compositionEndDate 1861
compositionStartDate 1861
countryOfOrigin Germany
dedicatedTo Clara Schumann NERFINISHED
difficulty advanced
firstPublicationDate 1862
genre romantic piano music
theme and variations
hasPart 25 variations
final fugue
theme
influencedBy Baroque music
George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED
Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED
instrumentation solo piano
key B-flat major
languageOfTitle German
movementStructure theme, 25 variations, and fugue
notableInterpreter Clara Schumann NERFINISHED
Emil Gilels NERFINISHED
Murray Perahia NERFINISHED
Stephen Kovacevich NERFINISHED
Sviatoslav Richter NERFINISHED
Wilhelm Kempff NERFINISHED
numberOfVariations 25
originalThemeKey B-flat major
originalThemeSource Air from Handel's Harpsichord Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434 NERFINISHED
partOfRepertoire standard concert piano repertoire
period Romantic era
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel NERFINISHED
relatedWorkBySameComposer Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a NERFINISHED
Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 NERFINISHED
Variations on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9 NERFINISHED
style contrapuntal
virtuosic
titleLanguageVariant Handel Variations NERFINISHED
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel NERFINISHED
typicalPerformanceDuration 25 minutes
workNumberInComposerOutput one of Brahms's major piano variation sets

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Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 originalTitle Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel
subject surface form: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24