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Ludwig van Beethoven

Variations on a Theme from The Magic Flute, WoO 46

For cello and piano

WoO 46 Chamber

The Magic Flute, K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. It is a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue. The work premiered on 30 September 1791 at Schikaneder's theatre, the Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, just two months before Mozart's death. It was Mozart's last opera. It was an outstanding success from its first performances, and remains a staple of the opera repertory.
In the opera, the Queen of the Night persuades Prince Tamino to rescue her daughter Pamina from captivity under the high priest Sarastro; instead, he learns the high ideals of Sarastro's community and seeks to join it. Separately, then together, Tamino and Pamina undergo severe trials of initiation, which end in triumph, with the Queen and her cohorts vanquished. The earthy Papageno, who accompanies Tamino on his quest, fails the trials completely but is rewarded anyway with the hand of his ideal female companion Papagena.

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Movements

  1. 7 Variations in E-flat major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: Duet "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen", WoO 46: Thema. Andante
  2. 7 Variations in E-flat major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: Duet "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen", WoO 46 no. 1: Variation I
  3. 7 Variations in E-flat major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: Duet "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen", WoO 46 no. 2: Variation II
  4. 7 Variations in E-flat major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: Duet "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen", WoO 46 no. 3: Variation III
  5. 7 Variations in E-flat major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: Duet "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen", WoO 46 no. 4: Variation IV
  6. 7 Variations in E-flat major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: Duet "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen", WoO 46 no. 5: Variation V. Si prenda il tempo un poco più vivace
  7. 7 Variations in E-flat major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: Duet "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen", WoO 46 no. 6: Variation VI. Adagio
  8. 7 Variations in E-flat major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: Duet "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen", WoO 46 no. 7: Variation VII. Allegro ma non troppo

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