Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:available_on various music streaming platforms
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:St._Anthony_Chorale
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johannes_Brahms
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced later orchestral works
gptkbp:cultural_significance important work in orchestral repertoire
gptkbp:dedication gptkb:none
to the memory of Robert Schumann
gptkbp:duration approximately 20 minutes
gptkbp:featured_in classical music festivals
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:form gptkb:orchestral_music
variations
gptkbp:has_variations 8
gptkbp:historical_context 19th century classical music
gptkbp:influenced later composers
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Antonín_Dvořák
gptkb:Gustav_Mahler
gptkb:Richard_Strauss
gptkbp:influences classical music
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Theme_by_Joseph_Haydn
gptkbp:inspired arrangements for chamber ensembles
arrangements for piano
gptkbp:instrumentation gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in musicology studies
gptkbp:is_cited_in in music literature
gptkbp:is_often_referenced_in music theory discussions
gptkbp:is_often_used_in orchestral competitions
gptkbp:key B-flat major
gptkbp:notable_conductors gptkb:Otto_Klemperer
gptkb:Riccardo_Muti
gptkb:Tugan_Sokhiev
gptkb:Yuri_Temirkanov
gptkb:Fabien_Gabel
gptkb:David_Zinman
gptkb:André_Previn
gptkb:Charles_Dutoit
gptkb:Herbert_von_Karajan
gptkb:Mariss_Jansons
gptkb:Vladimir_Ashkenazy
gptkb:Vladimir_Jurowski
gptkb:Dmitry_Liss
gptkb:Vladimir_Fedoseyev
gptkb:Dmitri_Jurowski
gptkb:Esa-Pekka_Salonen
gptkb:Gustavo_Dudamel
gptkb:Gustavo_Gimeno
gptkb:Marek_Janowski
gptkb:Michael_Tilson_Thomas
gptkb:Mikhail_Pletnev
gptkb:Andris_Nelsons
gptkb:Mstislav_Rostropovich
gptkb:Kirill_Petrenko
gptkb:Vassily_Sinaisky
gptkb:Claudio_Abbado
gptkb:Daniel_Barenboim
gptkb:Gustav_Mahler
gptkb:Simon_Rattle
gptkb:Vladimir_Spivakov
gptkb:Kurt_Masur
gptkb:Zubin_Mehta
gptkb:Leonard_Slatkin
gptkb:Lorin_Maazel
gptkb:Semyon_Bychkov
gptkb:Johannes_Brahms
gptkb:Neeme_Järvi
gptkb:Jaap_van_Zweden
gptkb:Alexander_Dmitriev
gptkb:Bernstein
gptkb:Alexander_Lazarev
gptkb:Vassilis_Varvaressos
Tomasz Szreder
gptkbp:notable_features complex harmonies
thematic development
dynamic contrasts
lyrical melodies
rich orchestration
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Vienna_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:Berlin_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkbp:often_includes music education curricula
gptkbp:orchestration strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Brahms'_orchestral_works
standard orchestral repertoire
gptkbp:performed_at concert halls worldwide
concerts worldwide
gptkbp:performed_by many orchestras
gptkbp:premiere 1873
gptkbp:published 1873
gptkbp:publisher Simrock
gptkbp:recorded_by numerous artists
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Piano_Concerto_No._1_in_D_minor
gptkb:Symphony_No._1_in_C_minor
gptkb:Variations_on_a_Theme_by_Haydn,_Op._56a
gptkbp:structure theme and variations
gptkbp:style Romantic
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Chorale_St._Antoni
gptkbp:year_composed 1873
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Garrick_Ohlsson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4