Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel
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Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel is a virtuosic solo piano work by Johannes Brahms that presents a series of elaborate variations and a concluding fugue based on a theme by George Frideric Handel.
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| Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel Context triple: [Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24, originalTitle, Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel]
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Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 866
Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 866 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of his influential collection The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I.
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Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852
Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable as one of the fugues in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Fugue in C major, BWV 846
Fugue in C major, BWV 846 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s opening fugue from Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier, renowned for its clarity, contrapuntal craftsmanship, and foundational role in keyboard repertoire.
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Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848
Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its intricate thematic development and inclusion in his influential collection The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 862
Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 862 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, known as the companion piece to the Prelude in A-flat major in Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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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: Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel Target entity description: Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel is a virtuosic solo piano work by Johannes Brahms that presents a series of elaborate variations and a concluding fugue based on a theme by George Frideric Handel.
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A.
Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 866
Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 866 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of his influential collection The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I.
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B.
Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852
Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable as one of the fugues in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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C.
Fugue in C major, BWV 846
Fugue in C major, BWV 846 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s opening fugue from Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier, renowned for its clarity, contrapuntal craftsmanship, and foundational role in keyboard repertoire.
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D.
Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848
Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its intricate thematic development and inclusion in his influential collection The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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E.
Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 862
Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 862 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, known as the companion piece to the Prelude in A-flat major in Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fugue
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set of variations ⓘ solo piano composition ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Harpsichord Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434, by George Frideric Handel
NERFINISHED
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theme by George Frideric Handel ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 24 ⓘ |
| composer | Johannes Brahms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German ⓘ |
| compositionEndDate | 1861 ⓘ |
| compositionStartDate | 1861 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Clara Schumann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| difficulty | advanced ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1862 ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic piano music
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theme and variations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
25 variations
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final fugue ⓘ theme ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baroque music
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George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | B-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementStructure | theme, 25 variations, and fugue ⓘ |
| notableInterpreter |
Clara Schumann
NERFINISHED
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Emil Gilels NERFINISHED ⓘ Murray Perahia NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Kovacevich NERFINISHED ⓘ Sviatoslav Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Kempff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfVariations | 25 ⓘ |
| originalThemeKey | B-flat major ⓘ |
| originalThemeSource | Air from Handel's Harpsichord Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoire | standard concert piano repertoire ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkBySameComposer |
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
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Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 NERFINISHED ⓘ Variations on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
contrapuntal
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virtuosic ⓘ |
| titleLanguageVariant |
Handel Variations
NERFINISHED
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | 25 minutes ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | one of Brahms's major piano variation sets ⓘ |
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Subject: Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel Description of subject: Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel is a virtuosic solo piano work by Johannes Brahms that presents a series of elaborate variations and a concluding fugue based on a theme by George Frideric Handel.
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Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
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Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel
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subject surface form:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24