Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Variationen für Orchester op. 31 (1926 -1928)
- General information
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Composition date:
02 may 1926 - 21 aug 1928
- Duration: 23 mn
- Publisher: Universal Edition, nº UE 12196
- Opus: 31
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Composition date:
02 may 1926 - 21 aug 1928
- Type
- Instrumental ensemble music [Triple wind orchestra (or larger)]
Detailed formation
- 4 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 4 oboes (also 1 English horn), 1 Eb clarinet, 3 clarinets (also 3 A clarinets), 1 bass clarinet, 4 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets [en ut] , 4 trombones, 1 bass tuba, 1 timpani, 5 percussionists, 2 harp, 1 mandolin, 1 celesta, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
2 December 1928
Location:Berlin
Performers:l'orchestre philharmonique de Berlin, direction : Wilhelm Furtwängler.
Table of contents
- Introduktion : Mäßig, ruhig
- Thema : Molto moderato
- 1. Variation : Moderato
- 2. Variation : Langsam
- 3. Variation : Mäßig
- 4. Variation : Walzertempo
- 5. Variation : Bewegt
- 6. Variation : Andante
- 7. Variation: Langsam
- 8. Variation : Sehr rasch
- 9. Variation : L’istesso tempo; aber etwas langsamer
- Finale : Mäßig schnell