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Beethoven, Ludwig van : 12 Variationen über das Thema "Russischen Tanz" aus dem Ballett "Das Waldmadchen" von P.Wranitzky WoO 71

Work Overview

Music ID : 1048
Composition Year:1796 
Publication Year:1797
First Publisher:Artaria
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:variation
Total Playing Time:11 min 00 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : PTNA Piano Encyclopedia Editorial Department

Last Updated: January 1, 2010
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

This ballet was highly popular in Vienna at the time. For composers of that era, creating works that pleased their patrons for performances in aristocratic salons was an important task, and consequently, popular musical themes were often incorporated into piano variations.

This particular work was dedicated to Countess Browne as a token of gratitude for a horse she had given him. However, it is said that Beethoven was not particularly skilled at riding this horse and quickly parted with it after only a few rides.

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