Variations

Experimental · 1978 · 15 tracks

Variations

Andrew Lloyd Webber

A virtuosic fusion of Paganini's melodies with 1970s jazz-rock. Cello leads meet Moog synthesizers and Gary Moore's electric guitar in a playful, high-energy suite.

1978 · MCA Records

A sophisticated and playful dialogue between classical rigor and rock-and-roll energy.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks

01

Introduction

1:12

02

Theme (Paganini Caprice in A minor no. 24) and Variations 1–4

3:04

03

Variations 5 and 6

3:17

04

Variation 7

1:52

05

Variation 8

1:09

06

Variation 9

1:43

07

Variation 10

2:22

08

Variations 11–15 (including the Tributes)

3:53

09

Variation 16

2:30

10

Variations 14-15 varied

1:55

11

Variation 17

1:11

12

Variation 18

2:59

13

Variations 19, 20, and 5 varied

3:06

14

Variations 21 and 22

2:00

15

Variation 23

2:42

Moments Worth Listening For

The sudden transition from the stately Paganini theme into a driving, synth-heavy jazz-rock groove in Variation 1.

The way the cello mimics a rock guitar's aggression during the more intense, distorted passages of Variation 13.

The final, playful glissando in Variation 23 that feels like a musical wink to the listener.

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