Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op. 43: Variation XI
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@jakubstruzynski8124

Introduction: Allegro vivace 0:00
Var. I (Precedente) 0:08
Tema: L'istesso tempo 0:27
Var. 2: L'istesso tempo 0:46
Var. 3: L'istesso tempo 1:04
Var. 4: Più vivo 1:29
Var. 5: Tempo precedente 1:57
Var. 6: L'istesso tempo 2:24
Var. 7: Meno mosso, a tempo moderato 3:17
Var. 8: Tempo I 4:30
Var. 9: L'istesso tempo 5:02
Var. 10: L'istesso tempo (Dies irae) 5:31
Var. 11: Moderato (with Cadenza) 6:23
Var. 12: Tempo di menuetto (D minor) 7:56
Var. 13: Allegro (D minor) 9:27
Var. 14: L'istesso tempo (F major) 9:58
Var. 15: Più vivo scherzando (Orchestra tacet) (F major) 10:41
Var. 16: Allegretto (B-flat minor) 11:47
Var. 17: [Allegretto] (B-flat minor) 13:30
Var. 18: Andante cantabile (Theme in inversion) (D-flat major) 15:27
Introduction and Var. 19: A tempo vivace 18:33
Var. 20: Un poco più vivo 19:05
Var. 21: Un poco più vivo 19:39
Var. 22: Marziale. Un poco più vivo. Alla breve (with Cadenza) 20:03
Var. 23: L'istesso tempo (with Cadenza) 21:39
Var. 24: A tempo un poco meno mosso 22:27



@melon4611

1. A minor
Introduction. 0:00 Allegro vivace
Var. 1. 0:08
Theme. 0:27 L’istesso tempo
Var. 2. 0:46 L’istesso tempo
Var. 3. 1:04 L’istesso tempo
Var. 4. 1:29 Più vivo
Var. 5. 1:57 Tempo precedente
Var. 6. 2:24 L’istesso tempo
Var. 7. 3:17 Meno mosso, a tempo moderato
Var. 8. 4:30 Tempo I
Var. 9. 5:02 L’istesso tempo
Var. 10. 5:31 L’istesso tempo
Var. 11. 6:22 Moderato

2. D minor — F major
Var. 12. 7:56 Tempo di minuetto
Var. 13. 9:27 Allegro
Var. 14. 9:58 L’istesso tempo
Var. 15. 10:41 Più vivo scherzando

3. Bb minor — Db major
Var. 16. 11:47 Allegretto
Var. 17. 13:30
Var. 18. 15:26 Andante cantabile

4. A minor — A major
Var. 19. 18:33 A tempo vivace
Var. 20. 19:05 Un poco più vivo
Var. 21. 19:39 Un poco più vivo
Var. 22. 20:03 Marziale. Un poco più vivo. Alla breve
Var. 23. 21:38 L’istesso tempo
Var. 24. 22:27 A tempo un poco meno mosso



@elrichardo1337

"MOVEMENT I, PART I"
0:00 Introduction. Allegro vivace. A fragment of the theme is presented.
0:08 Var. 1 (Precedente). Coming before the first statement of the theme; it's stripped down to its harmonic skeleton, featuring the interval of a fifth.
0:27 Theme. L'istesso tempo. Presented by the violins, while the piano continues the sparse texture of Var. 1.
0:46 Var. 2. L'istesso tempo. Grace notes and chromatic neighbors, analogous to Var. 2 of Paganini's 24th caprice.
1:04 Var. 3. L'istesso tempo. Countermelody in the piano, while the orchestra develops the sixteenth-note figure from the theme.
1:29 Var. 4. Più vivo. Further development of the opening motive (A-C-B-A-E).
1:57 Var. 5. Tempo precedente. The harmonic progression of the theme, embellished with chromatic neighbors in chords and octaves in the piano part.
2:24 Var. 6. L'istesso tempo. More juicy chromaticism, with cadenza-like passages at the start that break the momentum of the first few variations.

"MOVEMENT I, PART II"
3:17 Var. 7. Meno mosso, a tempo moderato. The first appearance of the Dies irae plainchant, which can be found all over Rachmaninoff's music - to name a few examples, it's featured in the third movement of his D minor sonata, op. 28, his symphonic poem The Isle of the Dead, op. 29, briefly referenced in the first movement of his B-flat minor sonata, op. 36, and is the bass line for his Étude-tableau in A minor, op. 39, no. 2. Presented simply in chords here - the Paganini motif is retained in the bassoon.
4:30 Var. 8. Tempo I. The theme is presented in menacing eighth-note chords. The chromatic progression of this variation carries over into the next one, as well.
5:02 Var. 9. L'istesso tempo. Insistent triplets in the orchestra, while the piano plays constant offbeats.
5:31 Var. 10. The Dies irae again, presented much more aggressively this time - in octaves and chords, and then in a higher register.



@elrichardo1337

6:23 Var. 11. Moderato. A transition to the "second movement", featuring a highly chromatic cadenza.
"MOVEMENT II, PART I"
7:56 Var. 12. Tempo di minuetto. D minor. A relatively restrained variation, in stark contrast to everything before it. "Dotted" rhythms in the piano, with the theme initially reduced to an arpeggiated figure, eventually becoming more fleshed-out. Listen for all the chromatic harmonies here!
9:27 Var. 13. Allegro. The theme is presented aggressively by the strings, accompanied by powerful chords in the piano part.
9:58 Var. 14. L'istesso tempo. F major. This variation features an inversion of the Paganini motif with one note taken out - in this way, it subtly foreshadows the famous 18th variation. This transformed theme is then repeated, while the pianist hammers out a series of rapid chords.
10:41 Var. 15. Più vivo; scherzando. Takes the transformed theme from the last variation and adds a different note in, making for a colorful, virtuosic solo variation.

"MOVEMENT II, PART II"
11:47 Var. 16. Allegretto. B-flat minor. Quite a shift in mood from the last two variations, featuring a doleful, languid take on the theme with a violin solo partway through.
13:30 Var. 17. The darkest one of them all, featuring icebergs of chromatic harmony in the piano and a very sparse orchestral accompaniment, with string tremolo and the interval of a fifth. Eventually, this gives way to...
15:27 Var. 18. Andante cantabile. D-flat major. Theme in inversion. The famous one, for good reason. Need I say more?



@chriswilbur6690

@jose luis marcillo I don't think there is a name other than Variation 18. Here is some better info on it


 Variation 18
The eighteenth variation is the most famous of the whole work, with its luscious romantic flair and reliance on the concerto form. Its melody is based on an inversion of the original Paganini theme (which is shown in crotchet based movement). With many of the variations staying in the home key of A minor, No.18 varies and is performed in Db major. Rachmaninov himself spoke at length about No.18 being his finest variation, stating that “This one, is for my agent.”

With many of the variations seguing into one another, the starting point of No. 18 is with a soft ascending triplet movement from the piano. Triplets are at the heart of the melodic content of this movement, with them becoming fundamental through both the soloist and the orchestra’s music. The recognisable melody is based on a semiquaver step movement, which Rachmaninov develops into musical fruition throughout the movement. Once the piano and orchestra become intertwined the soloist is playing triplet and quaver movements around large Db major chords.

Similarly to a Romantic concerto, the intensity between the soloist and orchestra explodes with colour in the climaxes. The ranges used across the ensemble enable the drama to be heightened, which is what No.18 thrives on. The variation ends with just the piano recapping the main theme, but marked very quiet, which creates an eerie atmosphere at the end of this variation.



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@jakubstruzynski8124

Introduction: Allegro vivace 0:00
Var. I (Precedente) 0:08
Tema: L'istesso tempo 0:27
Var. 2: L'istesso tempo 0:46
Var. 3: L'istesso tempo 1:04
Var. 4: Più vivo 1:29
Var. 5: Tempo precedente 1:57
Var. 6: L'istesso tempo 2:24
Var. 7: Meno mosso, a tempo moderato 3:17
Var. 8: Tempo I 4:30
Var. 9: L'istesso tempo 5:02
Var. 10: L'istesso tempo (Dies irae) 5:31
Var. 11: Moderato (with Cadenza) 6:23
Var. 12: Tempo di menuetto (D minor) 7:56
Var. 13: Allegro (D minor) 9:27
Var. 14: L'istesso tempo (F major) 9:58
Var. 15: Più vivo scherzando (Orchestra tacet) (F major) 10:41
Var. 16: Allegretto (B-flat minor) 11:47
Var. 17: [Allegretto] (B-flat minor) 13:30
Var. 18: Andante cantabile (Theme in inversion) (D-flat major) 15:27
Introduction and Var. 19: A tempo vivace 18:33
Var. 20: Un poco più vivo 19:05
Var. 21: Un poco più vivo 19:39
Var. 22: Marziale. Un poco più vivo. Alla breve (with Cadenza) 20:03
Var. 23: L'istesso tempo (with Cadenza) 21:39
Var. 24: A tempo un poco meno mosso 22:27

@PieInTheSky9

Thank you.

@jiwonlee6428

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@birdsunion3294

God bleß u

@meeethya

11:09 no, not tacet

@kronsh2783

The 7th variation can also be called Dies irae, because its theme is also present there.

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@GunMaster5248

After decades of practice, i can finally play the piano part from 0:27 to 0:40

@fredpack2034

wow! 13 seconds worth!

@sterbus79

@Fred Pack Quality, not quantity! :)

@bananaborealis9515

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