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Variations on 'La ci darem la mano', Op. 2

182716 min

This guide follows Chopin’s Variations on 'La ci darem la mano', Op. 2 (1827) in one part (theme and variations).

Recording: Yunchan Lim (piano) (2022)

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. – . – . 1–5 – Theme and variations0:05–16:27

The is and gloomy, alternating restraint with sudden outbursts. Mozart's cheerful tune enters in the . 1 is brilliant, 2 skips at top speed, and 3 is an étude with an echo of the over constant left-hand motion. 4 has violin-like bravura. 5 slows to an in B-flat minor. The () follows, with a near its end.

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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