Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
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Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 is a monumental set of piano variations and a concluding fugue, composed in 1861 on a theme by George Frideric Handel and regarded as one of Brahms’s greatest works for solo piano.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Handel Variations, Op. 24 | 1 |
| Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 Context triple: [Clara Schumann, dedicateeOf, Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24]
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Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9
"Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9" is a set of piano variations composed in 1854 that pays intimate musical homage to Robert Schumann while reflecting Brahms’s deep personal and artistic connection to the Schumann circle.
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Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Brahms' *Ein deutsches Requiem* is a large-scale, non-liturgical sacred work for chorus, orchestra, and soloists that meditates on human mortality and consolation using German biblical texts.
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Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16 is a highly expressive and technically demanding piano cycle from the Romantic era, inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s fictional character Johannes Kreisler and noted for its rapid mood shifts and psychological depth.
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Goldberg Variations
The Goldberg Variations is a monumental keyboard composition by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for its intricate set of variations on an aria and its central place in the classical piano and harpsichord repertoire.
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Mendelssohn Lobgesang
Mendelssohn's "Lobgesang" (Hymn of Praise), often classified as his Symphony No. 2, is a large-scale choral-symphonic work that combines orchestral movements with vocal solos and chorus to set biblical texts in a celebratory, sacred context.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 Target entity description: Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 is a monumental set of piano variations and a concluding fugue, composed in 1861 on a theme by George Frideric Handel and regarded as one of Brahms’s greatest works for solo piano.
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A.
Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9
"Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9" is a set of piano variations composed in 1854 that pays intimate musical homage to Robert Schumann while reflecting Brahms’s deep personal and artistic connection to the Schumann circle.
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B.
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Brahms' *Ein deutsches Requiem* is a large-scale, non-liturgical sacred work for chorus, orchestra, and soloists that meditates on human mortality and consolation using German biblical texts.
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C.
Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16 is a highly expressive and technically demanding piano cycle from the Romantic era, inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s fictional character Johannes Kreisler and noted for its rapid mood shifts and psychological depth.
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D.
Goldberg Variations
The Goldberg Variations is a monumental keyboard composition by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for its intricate set of variations on an aria and its central place in the classical piano and harpsichord repertoire.
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E.
Mendelssohn Lobgesang
Mendelssohn's "Lobgesang" (Hymn of Praise), often classified as his Symphony No. 2, is a large-scale choral-symphonic work that combines orchestral movements with vocal solos and chorus to set biblical texts in a celebratory, sacred context.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fugue
ⓘ
piano composition ⓘ set of variations ⓘ |
| basedOn | theme by George Frideric Handel ⓘ |
| basedOnMovement | Aria from Handel’s Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434 ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434, by George Frideric Handel ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 24 ⓘ |
| composer | Johannes Brahms ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German ⓘ |
| criticalReputation |
considered one of Brahms’s greatest works for solo piano
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regarded as a pinnacle of Romantic variation writing ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1861 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Julie Schumann ⓘ |
| difficulty | advanced ⓘ |
| eraOfComposer | late Romantic ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| genre |
keyboard fugue
ⓘ
romantic piano music ⓘ theme and variations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
25 variations
ⓘ
final fugue ⓘ theme ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baroque variation techniques
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George Frideric Handel ⓘ Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | B-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementStructure | continuous sequence of variations followed by fugue ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
integration of Baroque forms with Romantic harmony
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large-scale architectural design ⓘ use of diverse pianistic textures ⓘ |
| numberOfVariations | 25 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 24 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| placeComposed | Hamburg region (approximate) ⓘ |
| publisher | Rieter-Biedermann ⓘ |
| relatedWorkBySameComposer |
Haydn Variations, Op. 56b
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Paganini Variations, Op. 35 ⓘ Variations on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9 ⓘ
linked to:
Variations on a Theme by Schumann
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| style |
contrapuntal
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orchestral piano writing ⓘ virtuosic ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
| usesForm | passacaglia-like variation techniques ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
canon and inversion in fugue
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orchestral sonorities on piano ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | early major piano work ⓘ |
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linked to: Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24