Piano Literature : Sonatas and Variations

Lecture X: Later German Romanticism

 

Robert Schumann (1810-1856): 3 Sonatas

Sonatas
Sonata in F-sharp minor op. 11
Sonata in G minor op. 22
Sonata in F minor op. 14 (1853) "Concerto Without Orchestra " ( 1836)

Variation Sets
Variations on the Name "A-B-E-G-G" op. I
Impromptus on a Theme of Clara Wieck op. 5
Variations on an Original Theme op. post.
Etudes in the Form of Variations op. 13 "Symphonic Etudes"
Fantasy in C major op. 17 (1836)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): 3 Sonatas

Sonatas

Sonata in C major op. 1
Sonata in F-sharp minor op. 2
Sonata in F minor op. 5

Variation Sets
Variations on a Theme of Schumann op. 9
Variations on an Original Theme op. 21 #7
Variations on a Hungarian Lied op. 21 #2
Variations on a Theme of Paganini op. 35 (2 Books)
Theme and Variations in D minor op. post.

Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel op. 24

Introduction:                  Theme
Exposition:                     Variations 1-4
                                    Variations 5-6 (Minore)
                                    Variations 7-8 (Maggiore)
Development:                Variation 9 (Countersubject)
                                    Variations 10-12
                                    Variation 13 (Minore)
Recapitulation:               Variations 14-17 (Presto and Double)
                                    Variations 18-22 (Characterstucke)
                                    Variations 23-25 (Stretto)
Coda:                            Fugue

Richard Strauss (1864-1916)

Sonata in B minor op. 5(1881)

Max Reger (1873-1916)

Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Bach op. 81
Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Telemann op. 134

Listening List X

Bartok	Sonata (1926) I.Allegro moderato II.Sostenuto e pesante III.Allegro molto
Busoni	Fantasia Contrappuntistica
	Sonatina Seconda
	Toccata (Preludio, Fantasia and Ciaccona)
	Ten Variations on a Chopin Prelude
Dallapiccola	Sonatina Canonica su "Capricci " di Niccolo Paganini
Dvorak	Theme and Variations in A.-flat major op. 36
Falla	Fantasia Baetica
Janacek	Sonata "I.X.7905, From the Street"
Martinu	Fantasy and Toccata (1940)
	Sonata No. 1 (1958)
Mompou	Variations on a Theme of Chopin (1961)
Szymanowski	Sonata No. J, op. 36 (1919)
Tippett	Sonata No. I in G major (1942)
Turina	Sanlucar de Barrameda (Sonata Pintoresca) op. 24

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