On this page, you will find a series of hour-long podcasts that explore compositions that use Theme and Variations form. There will be 13 in all. Click on the audio arrowheads to listen.
Programme 1 – Ode to Theme and Variations (with the emphasis on Beethoven)
Programme 2 – Chamber Variations
Programme 3 – Brahms’ Haydn Variations
Programme 4 – Passacaglias and Chaconnes
Programme 5 – Britten Variations
Programme 6 – Elgar’s Enigma
Programme 7 – Popular themes