Book I
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Book I is the first volume of Johannes Brahms’s "Paganini Variations," Op. 35, a set of virtuosic piano studies based on Niccolò Paganini’s Caprice No. 24.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert étude
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piano composition ⓘ set of piano variations ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Paganini Variations, Book I
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Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Book I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Caprice No. 24 in A minor
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Niccolò Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 for solo violin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedWith | Paganini Variations, Book II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johannes Brahms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Carl Tausig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| difficulty | very high ⓘ |
| genre |
theme and variations
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virtuosic piano study ⓘ |
| hasTheme | Theme from Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariation |
Variation I
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Variation II ⓘ Variation III NERFINISHED ⓘ Variation IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Variation IX NERFINISHED ⓘ Variation V NERFINISHED ⓘ Variation VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Variation VII NERFINISHED ⓘ Variation VIII ⓘ Variation X NERFINISHED ⓘ Variation XI NERFINISHED ⓘ Variation XII ⓘ Variation XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Variation XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | virtuosic violin writing of Paganini ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | A minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
each variation focuses on a specific technical challenge
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extreme technical demands for the pianist ⓘ |
| numberOfVariations | 14 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 35 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Variationen über ein Thema von Paganini, Heft I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Book II ⓘ |
| partOf | Paganini Variations, Op. 35 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Romantic ⓘ |
| themeComposer | Niccolò Paganini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
piano competition repertoire
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piano recital ⓘ |
| usesForm | variation form ⓘ |
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