Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart | |
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by Max Reger | |
![]() The composer in 1913, painting by Franz Nölken | |
Opus | 132 |
Composed | 1914 |
Performed | 5 February 1915 |
Scoring | orchestra |
The Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 132, is a set of variations for orchestra composed in 1914 by Max Reger; the composer conducted the premiere in Berlin on 5 February 1915. He later produced a version for two pianos, Op. 132a, where the Variation 8 ("Moderato") is completely different.