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Brahms, Johannes : Variationen über ein ungarisches Lied D-Dur Op.21-2

Work Overview

Music ID : 1546
Composition Year:1853 
Publication Year:1862
First Publisher:Simrock
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:variation
Total Playing Time:7 min 07 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Inada, Saeko

Last Updated: February 1, 2009
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

In 1853, Brahms, who embarked on a concert tour with his friend, the Hungarian violinist Reményi, completed a set of variations with 13 variations and a coda by 1856, based on a theme he likely encountered during that tour. It is a set of variations characterized by the bright vigor and momentum typical of Hungarian dances.

The theme alternates between 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures every measure, creating a unique rhythmic feel. This time signature is maintained until the eighth variation, after which it transitions through 6/8 time to 2/4 time, with note values becoming increasingly subdivided towards the coda, which evokes a lively Czardas-like dance. After the rondo-like coda, the theme returns once more to conclude the work.

Writer: Inada, Saeko

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Thema. Allegro

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Variation I.

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Variation II.

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Variation III.

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Variation IV.

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Variation V. Con espressione

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Variation VI.

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Variation VIII. Ancora un poco piu lento. Espressivo, dolce

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Variation IX. Dolce

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Variation X. Legato, dolce

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Variation XI. Dolce

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Variation XII. Espressivo

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