Paganini Variations
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Paganini Variations is a virtuosic set of orchestral variations by Witold Lutosławski based on Niccolò Paganini’s famous Caprice No. 24.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paganini Variations canonical | 1 |
| Paganini Variations, Book I | 1 |
| Paganini Variations, Book II | 1 |
| Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Book I | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20973192 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paganini Variations Context triple: [Witold Lutosławski, notableWork, Paganini Variations]
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Paganini Variations, Op. 35
Paganini Variations, Op. 35 is a virtuosic set of piano variations by Johannes Brahms based on a theme by Niccolò Paganini, renowned for its technical difficulty and inventive treatment of the original melody.
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Variations on a Theme of Paganini for piano
Variations on a Theme of Paganini for piano is a virtuosic concert piece by Canadian pianist-composer Marc-André Hamelin that showcases extreme technical brilliance and inventive reimagining of Paganini’s famous theme.
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Grandes études de Paganini
Grandes études de Paganini is Franz Liszt’s virtuosic set of six piano études based on themes by Niccolò Paganini, renowned for their extreme technical difficulty and showmanship.
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 is a virtuosic concert work for piano and orchestra by Sergei Rachmaninoff that famously transforms Niccolò Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 into a series of inventive variations.
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Piano Variations
Piano Variations is a stark, modernist solo piano piece by Aaron Copland, noted for its rigorous use of a single theme and its influential role in American 20th-century music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paganini Variations Target entity description: Paganini Variations is a virtuosic set of orchestral variations by Witold Lutosławski based on Niccolò Paganini’s famous Caprice No. 24.
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A.
Paganini Variations, Op. 35
Paganini Variations, Op. 35 is a virtuosic set of piano variations by Johannes Brahms based on a theme by Niccolò Paganini, renowned for its technical difficulty and inventive treatment of the original melody.
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B.
Variations on a Theme of Paganini for piano
Variations on a Theme of Paganini for piano is a virtuosic concert piece by Canadian pianist-composer Marc-André Hamelin that showcases extreme technical brilliance and inventive reimagining of Paganini’s famous theme.
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C.
Grandes études de Paganini
Grandes études de Paganini is Franz Liszt’s virtuosic set of six piano études based on themes by Niccolò Paganini, renowned for their extreme technical difficulty and showmanship.
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D.
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 is a virtuosic concert work for piano and orchestra by Sergei Rachmaninoff that famously transforms Niccolò Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 into a series of inventive variations.
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E.
Piano Variations
Piano Variations is a stark, modernist solo piano piece by Aaron Copland, noted for its rigorous use of a single theme and its influential role in American 20th-century music.
- F. None of above. chosen
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