Book I

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Book I is the first volume of Johannes Brahms’s "Paganini Variations," Op. 35, a set of virtuosic piano studies based on Niccolò Paganini’s Caprice No. 24.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert étude
piano composition
set of piano variations
alsoKnownAs Paganini Variations, Book I
linked to: Paganini Variations

Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Book I
linked to: Paganini Variations
basedOn Caprice No. 24 in A minor
Niccolò Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 for solo violin
cataloguedWith Paganini Variations, Book II
linked to: Paganini Variations
composer Johannes Brahms
countryOfOrigin Germany
dedicatedTo Carl Tausig
difficulty very high
genre theme and variations
virtuosic piano study
hasTheme Theme from Paganini’s Caprice No. 24
hasVariation Variation I
Variation II
Variation III
Variation IV
Variation IX
Variation V
Variation VI
Variation VII
Variation VIII
Variation X
Variation XI
Variation XII
Variation XIII
Variation XIV
inspiredBy virtuosic violin writing of Paganini
instrumentation solo piano
key A minor
languageOfTitle German
movementNumber 1
notableFeature each variation focuses on a specific technical challenge
extreme technical demands for the pianist
numberOfVariations 14
opusNumber Op. 35
originalTitle Variationen über ein Thema von Paganini, Heft I
pairedWith Book II
partOf Paganini Variations, Op. 35
period Romantic
themeComposer Niccolò Paganini
typicalPerformanceContext piano competition repertoire
piano recital
usesForm variation form

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