| Work Title
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Variations on a Theme of Chopin
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| Alternative. Title
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Вариации на тему Шопена (Variatsii na temy Shopena)
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| Name Translations
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Variationen über ein Thema von Chopin; Variaciones sobre un tema de Chopin; Variations sur un thème de Chopin de Rachmaninov; ショパンの主題による変奏曲; Variaties op een thema van Chopin; Wariacje na temat Chopina; Варіації на тему Шопена; Variasjoner over et tema av Chopin (Rakhmaninov); Variacions sobre un tema de Chopin; Вариации на тему Шопена; Variazioni su un tema di Chopin; וריאציות על נושא של שופן
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| Name Aliases
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Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22; Variaties op een thema van Chopin (Rachmaninov)
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| Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 184298367; LCCN: n84003153; GND: 300124236; BNF: 14852940b
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| Composer
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Rachmaninoff, Sergei
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.22
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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ISR 75
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| Key
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C minor
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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22 variations:
- Theme. Largo
- Variation 1. Moderato
- Variation 2. Allegro
- Variation 3. (L'istesso tempo)
- Variation 4. (L'istesso tempo)
- Variation 5. Meno mosso
- Variation 6. Meno mosso
- Variation 7. Allegro
- Variation 8. (L'istesso tempo)
- Variation 9. (L'istesso tempo)
- Variation 10. Piu vivo
- Variation 11. Lento
- Variation 12. Moderato
- Variation 13. Largo
- Variation 14. Moderato
- Variation 15. Allegro scherzando
- Variation 16. Lento
- Variation 17. Grave
- Variation 18. Piu mosso
- Variation 19. Allegro vivace
- Variation 20. Presto
- Variation 21. Andante
- Variation 22. Maestoso—Meno mosso—Presto
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1902–03
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| First Publication.
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1903 – Moscow: A. Gutheil
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| Dedication
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Theodor Leschetizky (1830–1915)
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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28 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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piano
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| Related Works
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Based on No.20 from Preludes, Op.28, by Chopin
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| External Links
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Wikipedia article
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