Theme and Variations in B flat minor
Opus 3
Form
Theme, 11 variations and finale for full orchestra:
Theme -- Andantino and Variations:
- Andantino
- Piu mosso (Vivace)
- Andante
- Allegretto
- Andante
- Allegro
- Moderato - Allegro - Moderato
- Largo
- Allegro
- Allegro molto
- Appassionato
Finale -- Allegro - Maestoso
Coda -- Presto
Instrumentation
piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B flat clarinets, 2 bassoons ;
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba ;
timpani, triangle, cymbals, bass drum ;
optional celesta and piano in Variation 5 ;
strings
Composed
1921-22, at Petrograd
Dedicated to
'To the bright memory of Nikolai Aleksandrovich Sokolov'
First performance
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Arrangements
Opus 3a - a reduction for piano by the composer