Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)

Variationen für Orchester op. 31 (1926 -1928)

  • General information
    • Composition date: 02 may 1926 - 21 aug 1928
    • Duration: 23 mn
    • Publisher: Universal Edition, nº UE 12196
    • Opus: 31
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

  • 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