Air with Variations (The Harmonious Blacksmith) Piano Solo 變奏曲 鋼琴 亨乐版

這些變奏曲是亨德爾最著名的鍵盤作品之一。據稱，作曲家在鐵匠鋪躲避一場突如其來的大雨時，鐵匠在鐵砧聲中唱著歡快的旋律，這激發了他創作這首不尋常作品的靈感。亨德爾在 1720 年出版的第五首鍵盤組曲中使用了這一主題和五個變奏作為結束樂章。由於主題朗朗上口，《和諧鐵匠》變奏曲後來越來越受歡迎，包括作為獨立樂曲。這裡介紹的版本以亨德爾的組曲版本為主要來源（因為他肯定親自核對過），同時還採用了現有的手稿來源"

作曲家: George Friedrich Handel
校訂者: Anthony Hicks
樂器: Piano
出版社: Henle Urtext Edition
原文簡介:
These variations are among Handel's best-known keyboard works. The composer was allegedly inspired to create its unusual when, seeking refuge in a smithy's shop from a sudden rain shower, he hard the blacksmith singing a cherrful melody to the sound of his anvil. Handel used the theme with five variations as the closing movement of his fifth keyboard suite, which he published in 1720. With its catchy theme, the Harmonious Blacksmith variations enjoyed increasing popularity thereafter, including as an independent piece. The edition presented here uses Handel's edition of the suite as its main source (since he definitely checked it personally), along with the available manuscript sources.