Variations On A Theme Of Chopin (Rachmaninoff)
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Variations on a Theme of Chopin (russian: Вариации на тему Ф. Шопена, ''Variatsii na temu F. Shopena''), Op. 22, is a group of 22 variations on
Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leadin ...
's Prelude in C minor ( Op. 28, No. 20), composed by
Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one o ...
in 1902–03. In the first edition, it is noted that 3 of the variations and the final Presto section can be omitted if the performer wishes.


Variations

The form of the piece is: :Theme: ''Largo'', 9 bars


See also

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List of variations on a theme by another composer Many classical and later composers have written compositions in the form of variations on a theme by another composer. This is an incomplete list of such works, sorted by the name of the original composer. The list does not include variations wri ...


References

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External links

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Piano.ru - Sheet music download
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Chubrik.ru - Audio download

Rachmaninoff Variations on a theme by Chopin op.22. Performed by Marianna Prjevalskaya
Compositions for solo piano Piano music by Sergei Rachmaninoff 1903 compositions Chopin Composer tributes (classical music) {{classical-composition-stub