Frédéric Chopin

Variation for Hexaméron, KK IIb/2

1837 · Chomiński 230 · Brown 113

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Hexaméron is a joint work by Chopin, Franz Liszt, Sigismond Thalberg, Johann Peter Pixis, Henri Herz and Carl Czerny. Each composer provided a variation on Suoni la tromba from Vincenzo Bellini’s opera I puritani; Liszt edited these and added an introduction, finale and three interludes to create a cohesive work. Chopin contributed the sixth variation.

Recommended editions

National Edition · 12 (A XII) · Various Works (A) · ed. Jan Ekier
National Edition · 37 (Supplement) · ed. Jan Ekier [complete Hexaméron set, not only Chopin’s variation]

Duration: 1' 30"

Difficulty: 2.5