Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24
The Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24, is a work for solo piano written by Johannes Brahms in 1861. It consists of a set of twenty-five variations and a concluding fugue, all based on a theme from George Frideric Handel's Harpsichord Suite No. 1 in B♭ major, HWV 434. They are known as his Handel Variations.
Movements
- Aria
- Variation I
- Variation II
- Variation III
- Variation IV: Risoluto
- Variation V: Espressivo
- Variation VI
- Variation VII: Con vivacità
- Variation VIII
- Variation IX: Poco sostenuto
- Variation X
- Variation XI
- Variation XII
- Variation XIII: Largamente, ma non più
- Variation XIV
- Variation XV
- Variation XVI
- Variation XVII: Più mosso
- Variation XVIII
- Variation XIX: Leggiero e vivace
- Variation XX
- Variation XXI
- Variation XXII
- Variation XXIII
- Variation XXIV
- Variation XXV
- Fuga
Recommended recordings
- Julius Katchen YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
- Stephen Kovacevich YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
Most recent recordings
- Brahms: Waltzes, Op. 39 & Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 — Johannes Brahms, Bruno-Leonardo Gelber (2026) Spotify
- Brahms: Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Var. 5. Espressivo — Johannes Brahms, Daniel Barenboim (2026) Spotify
- Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation XVIII. Grazioso — Johannes Brahms, Vladimir Feltsman (2023) Spotify
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