🇦🇹Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ： 6 Variations on ‘Salve tu Domine’ from Paisiello K.398

Taking a theme from Paisiello’s opera The Philosopher Pretender, this work explores its appeal through six variations. The outline of the melody and the harmonic flow should first be presented clearly; the subsequent variations then give the same theme different expressions through changes in figuration, rhythm, register, and accompaniment. It is important not to exaggerate the contrasts between the variations, but to preserve their connection with the theme. Let the melody sing, keep the inner voices and accompaniment light and balanced, and give decorative passages an even touch. Careful attention to phrase direction and the breathing of cadences brings out the work’s clarity and elegance.