Mozart Piano Variations - Piano Solo (Henle HN 116)

Though 18 piano sonatas is a respectable amount for any composer, Mozart also left almost as many – namely 15 – variation cycles. Variations on popular themes, but also on original tunes, were a kind of fashion craze back then, and Mozart made his contribution in this field as well. Certainly, financial considerations played a role here; after all, fashionable items sell well. Thus Mozart’s variations, in contrast to his piano sonatas, were all published during his lifetime. The fact that these were articles of taste did not mean that they were not of the finest quality, especially with Mozart. In these variations, a wealth of imagination and stylish elegance come together for joyful music-making. One should not underestimate them, but simply take pleasure in these wonderful works.

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Editor: Ewald Zimmermann
Format: Henle Urtext Edition, softcover
Pages: 160
Henle number: HN 116

Contents

• 8 Variations on a Dutch Song K. Anh. 208 (24)
• 7 Piano Variations on "Willem van Nassau" D major K. 25
• 6 Piano Variations on "Mio caro Adone" K. 180 (173c)
• 12 Piano Variations on a Minuet K. 179 (189a)
• 9 Piano Variations on the Ariette "Lison dormait" K. 264 (315d)
• 8 Piano Variations on a March from "Les Mariages Samnites" K. 352 (374c)
• 12 Piano Variations on “La belle Françoise” K. 353 (300f)
• 12 Piano Variations on the Romance “Je suis Lindor” K. 354 (299a)
• 6 Piano Variations on “Salve, tu Domine” K. 398 (416e)
• 10 Piano Variations on “Unser dummer Pöbel meint” K. 455
• 12 Piano Variations on an Allegretto K. 500
• 6 Piano Variations on an Allegretto K. 54 (547b)
• 9 Piano Variations on a Minuet by Duport K. 573
• 8 Piano Variations on “Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Ding” K. 613
• 8 Piano Variations on “Come un'agnello” K. 460 (454a)
• Theme and two Variations K. 460 (454a)
• 6 Piano Variations on the Final Theme of the Clarinet Quintet K. 581 K. Anh. 137
• 12 Piano Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je Maman” K. 265 (300e)