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 |
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| instanceOf |
fugue
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set of variations ⓘ solo piano composition ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Harpsichord Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434, by George Frideric Handel
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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
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theme and variations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
25 variations
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final fugue ⓘ theme ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baroque music
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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
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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
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Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 NERFINISHED ⓘ Variations on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
contrapuntal
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virtuosic ⓘ |
| titleLanguageVariant |
Handel Variations
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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
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Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24