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Octoopus Octoopus
B Brahms, Johannes 1833 - 1897 · Romantic

Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op.35

Op. Variationen über ein Thema von Paganini
Romantic A minor Variations 23 minutes
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Composed
1862–63
First published
1866 (January) Winterthur & Leipzig: J. Rieter-Biedermann, Plate 436.a.b.
Period
Romantic
Catalogue
Op.
Dedication
Movements
2

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2 books, 14 variations each:; Heft I 1. Thema. Non troppo Presto 2. Variation 1 3. Variation 2 4. Variation 3 5. Variation 4 6. Variation 5 7. Variation 6 8. Variation 7 9. Variation 8 10. Variation 9 11. Variation 10 12. Variation 11. Andante 13. Variation 12. 14. Variation 13. 15. Variation 14. Allegro; Heft II 16. Thema. Non troppo Presto 17. Variation 1 18. Variation 2. Poco Animato 19. Variation 3 20. Variation 4. Poco Allegretto 21. Variation 5 22. Variation 6. Poco più vivace 23. Variation 7 24. Variation 8. Allegro 25. Variation 9 26. Variation 10. Veloce, energico 27. Variation 11. Vivace 28. Variation 12. Un poco Andante 29. Variation 13. Un poco più Andante 30. Variation 14. Presto, ma non troppo

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