Mozart Variations for Piano (Henle)

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.

Contents:

• 8 Variations on a Dutch Song KV Anh. 208 (24)
• 7 Piano Variations on “Willem van Nassau” D major KV 25
• 6 Piano Variations on “Mio caro Adone” KV 180 (173c)
• 12 Piano Variations on a Minuet KV 179 (189a)
• 9 Piano Variations on the Ariette “Lison dormait” KV 264 (315d)
• 8 Piano Variations on a March from “Les Mariages Samnites” KV 352 (374c)
• 12 Piano Variations on “La belle Francoise” KV 353 (300f)
• 12 Piano Variations on the Romance “Je suis Lindor” KV354 (299a)
• 6 Piano Variations on “Salve, tu Domine” KV 398 (416e)
• 10 Piano Variations on “Unser dummer Pobel meint” KV 455
• 12 Piano Variations on an Allegretto KV 500
• 6 Piano Variations on an Allegretto KV 54 (547b)
• 9 Piano Variations on a Minuet by Duport KV 573
• 8 Piano Variations on “Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Ding” KV 613
• 8 Piano Variations on “Come un’agnello” KV 460 (454a)
• Theme and two Variations KV 460 (454a)
• 6 Piano Variations on the Final Theme of the Clarinet Quintet K. 581 KV Anh. 137
• 12 Piano Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je Maman” KV 265 (300e)