Antonin Dvorak - Symphonic Variations, Op. 78, B 70

Symphonic Variations, Op. 78, B 70 of ANTONIN DVORAK. The work is scored for 1 piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, triangle, violins, violas, cellos, double basses. It takes about 25 minutes to play. The theme is introduced Lento e molto tranquillo in C major, then proceeds through 27 variations in various tempi, ending in an ingenious fugal finale Allegro maestoso.