The Variations on a topic of Paganini, COp 35 were written by Johannes Brahms in 1862 -63 and gather two books of 14 variations resting on the topics of the 24 {{E}} whim, COp 1 of Niccolò Paganini. They are characterized by an execution virtuoso particularly. Clara Schumann treated them “variations of wizard” and initially refused to play them by regarding them as “indigestible”. First part:

• Variation I. (it minor)
• Variation II. (it minor)
• Variation III. (it minor)
• Variation IV. (it minor)
• Variation V. Espressivo (it minor)
• Variation VI. (it minor)
• Variation VII. (it minor)
• Variation VIII. (it minor)
• Variation IX. (it minor)
• Variation X. (it minor)
• Variation XI. Andante (the major one)
• Variation XII. (the major one)
• Variation XIII. Long-lived E scherzando (it minor)
• Variation XIV. Allegro (it minor), Idiot fuoco, Presto my nontroppo

• Variation I. (it minor)
• Variation II. Poco animato (it minor)
• Variation III. Piano and leggiero (it minor)
• Variation IV. Poco allegretto (the major one)
• Variation V. Dolce (it minor)
• Variation VI. Long-lived Poco piu (it minor)
• Variation VII. Leggiero E Ben marcato (it minor)
• Variation VIII. Allegro (it minor)
• Variation IX. (it minor)
• Wild Variation X., energico (it minor)
• Variation XI. Long-lived (it minor)
• Variation XII. Poco andante (the major one)
• Variation XIII. A poco piu andante (it minor)
• Variation XIV. (it minor)

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