Rachmaninoff paganini variations pdf

twenty-four variations on Paganini's XXIV Caprice,for piano and large orchestra Vladimir AshkenazyLondon Symphony Orch.André Previn Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) The Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini brings together the music of two giants, one from the 19th century and one from the 20th. Rachmaninoff was not born until 33 years after Paganini's death but was a student of Paganini's music, as were so many other composers of his day. Work Title Variations on a Theme of Corelli Alt ernative. Title Вариации на тему Корелли Name Translations Variationen über ein Thema von Corelli, op. 42; Variaciones sobre un tema de Corelli; Variations sur un thème de Corelli; コレルリの主題による変奏曲; Variaties op een thema van Corelli; Wariacje na temat Corellego; Variasjoner over et tema av Corelli Paganini's theme is stated on strings with the piano picking out salient notes, after the first variation. Rachmaninoff likely got the idea of having a variation before the theme from the finale of Beethoven's Eroica symphony. Variations II to VI recombine elements of the theme.