Variations on a Theme of Haydn for two pianos, Op. 56b
This guide follows Brahms’s Variations on a Theme of Haydn for two pianos, Op. 56b (1873) in one part (theme and variations).
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After the calm , each takes a new and . 2 builds a whole section from the 's first three notes, setting weighty chords against quick, sly figures; 3 is lyrical and ; 4 turns to B-flat minor in a slow, uneasy 3/8. 7, marked , is in mood to Brahms's piano intermezzos, and 8, a quick piece in the minor, leads into the , an over a repeated five- bass. The brings back the melody in full splendour.
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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