13 Variations on a theme by Anselm Hüttenbrenner

January 2025 The 13 Variations on a theme by Anselm Hüttenbrenner, D. 576, is a set of variations for the piano in A minor composed by Franz Schubert in 1817. The theme was composed by Anselm Hüttenbrenner for his first string quartet op. 3 in 1816, to whom it is also dedicated.Wiener Geschichtsblätter, Band 49 1994 Verein für Geschichte der Stadt Wien 34 History The piece was written by Schubert in August 1817 and the autograph was owned by Johann von Herbeck. The variations were published the first time in 1867 by Carl Anton Spina in Vienna under the name „13 Variationen über ein Thema aus dem Violinquartett Nr. 1 von Anselm Hüttenbrenner" by Steiner & Comp. in Vienna.Gustav Nottebohm Thematisches Verzeichniss der im Druck erschienenen Werke von Franz Schubert Austria Schreiber 1874 217 Structure Theme (Andantino, A minor) Var I (A minor) Var II (A minor) Var III (A minor) Var IV (A minor) Var V (A major) Var VI (A major) Var VII (A minor) Var VIII (A minor) Var IX (A major) Var X (A minor) Var XI (A minor) Var XII (A minor) Var XIII (Allegro, A major) Selected recordings 1969: Sviatoslav Richter 1971: Wilhelm Kempff 2009: Cyprien Katsaris References External links Notes and recordings in International Music Score Library Project Category:1817 compositions Category:Piano music by Franz Schubert Category:Compositions for solo piano Category:Variations