Variations Sérieuses Op. 54
The Variations Sérieuses are one of the great masterpieces of Romantic piano music. Completed on 4 June 1841, they were published in 1842. The religious gravity of the theme is remarkable for its hymn-like clarity and the four-part writing is close to the spirit of the chorale. Some of the variations display almost baroque contrapuntal inventiveness, others are more purely romantic, coming close to Schumann's variation style.
| Variations Sérieuses | 12:40 | Larrard, F. de |
| Variations Sérieuses | 11:31 | Pietschmann, P. |
