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Offline musikalischer_wirbelwind_280

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Variations on themes by J.S. Bach...
on: June 10, 2012, 04:41:04 AM
Hi there ;)

I'd love to know if there are any other piano solo variations on themes by Bach apart from those by Reinecke, Reger and Rimsky-Korsakov's; well, the latter is actually on the theme B.A.C.H. but oh well ^^

Huge cheers 8)
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Re: Variations on themes by J.S. Bach...
Reply #1 on: June 10, 2012, 06:11:23 AM
Liszt's variations on Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen is one of the most emotionally powerful solo piano pieces ever and one of his greatest works - although it is a difficult one to understand. I thought it was a piece of fairly empty virtuosity and found it very tedious at first...now I consider it one of his few solo piano pieces that comes close to the sonata.


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Re: Variations on themes by J.S. Bach...
Reply #2 on: June 10, 2012, 09:51:32 AM
Actually, every piece on the theme B.A.C.H. is a piece on a theme by Bach as Bach himself also did use the B.A.C.H. theme. :)

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Re: Variations on themes by J.S. Bach...
Reply #3 on: June 12, 2012, 10:52:24 PM
Quote from: drkilroy on June 10, 2012, 09:51:32 AM
Actually, every piece on the theme B.A.C.H. is a piece on a theme by Bach as Bach himself also did use the B.A.C.H. theme. :)

Best regards, Dr

True enough ;D though I was rather expecting to find some based on other Bach themes  ;)

Best,
Musikalischer Wirbelwind
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