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Arnold Schoenberg

Variations for Orchestra, op. 31

Op. 31

Composed 1928

Orchestral

Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31 (1926–28) is an orchestral set of variations on a theme, composed by Arnold Schoenberg and is his first twelve-tone composition for a large ensemble. Premiered in December 1928 by the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler, it was greeted by a tumultuous scandal.

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Movements

  1. Largo – Allegro
  2. Largo
  3. Allegretto grazioso
  4. Hornpipe

Elsewhere

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