Author : Sergei Rachmaninoff
Release : 1996-08-01
Genre : Music
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 623/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Piano Works of Rachmaninoff, Volume VI: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22, and Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42 by : Sergei Rachmaninoff
Download or read book The Piano Works of Rachmaninoff, Volume VI: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22, and Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42 written by Sergei Rachmaninoff. This book was released on 1996-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an earlier Belwin Mills edition, this is Volume 6 of a series of the piano works of the great Russian-American composer. This book contains Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Opus 22, which is based on Chopin's C-Minor Prelude, Opus 28, No. 20; and also Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Opus 42, which is based on Corelli's Sonata for violin, violone, and harpsichord, Op. 5, No. 12 (which itself is a set of variations of the European musical theme, La Folia).