Piano Variations Piano Solo Study Score
Editor: Ewald Zimmermann
Instrument: Piano
Publisher: G. Henle Verlag
Song List:
Mozart: 7 Variations on 'Willem van Nassau' D major KV 25
Mozart: 9 Variations on the Ariette 'Lison dormait' KV 264 (315d)
Mozart: 12 Variations on an Allegretto KV 500
Mozart: 8 Variations on a Dutch Song KV Anh. 206 (24)
Mozart: 12 Variations on 'La belle Fran×oise' KV 353 (300f)
Mozart: 10 Variations on 'Unser dummer P÷bel meint' KV 455
Mozart: 6 Variations on an Allegretto KV 54 (547b)
Mozart: 6 Variations on 'Salve, tu Domine' KV 398 (416e)
Mozart: 12 Variations on a Minuet KV 179 (189a)
Mozart: 8 Variations on 'Come un'agnello' KV 460 (454a)
Mozart: 8 Variations on a March from 'Les Mariages Samnites' KV 352 (374c)
Mozart: 12 Variations on the Romance 'Je suis Lindor' KV 354 (299a)
Mozart: 8 Variations on 'Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Ding' KV 613
Mozart: 12 Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je Maman' KV 265 (300e)
Mozart: Theme and two Variations KV 460
Mozart: 6 Variations on the Final Theme of the Clarinet Quintet K. 581 KV Anh. 137
Mozart: 9 Variations on a Minuet by Duport KV 573
Mozart: 6 Variations on 'Mio caro Adone' KV 180 (173c)
Description:
Though 18 piano sonatas is a respectable amount for any composer, Mozart also left almost as many – namely 15 – variation cycles. Variations on popular themes, but also on original tunes, were a kind of fashion craze back then, and Mozart made his contribution in this field as well. Certainly, financial considerations played a role here; after all, fashionable items sell well. Thus Mozart's variations, in contrast to his piano sonatas, were all published during his lifetime. The fact that these were articles of taste did not mean that they were not of the finest quality, especially with Mozart. In these variations, a wealth of imagination and stylish elegance come together for joyful music-making. One should not underestimate them, but simply take pleasure in these wonderful works. This study edition reproduces the complete and unaltered text of blue Henle Urtext performance edition HN 116.