Variations on a Theme of Corelli

Variations on a Theme of Corelli (Russian: Вариации на тему А. Корелли, Variatsii na temu A. Korelli), Op.

42, is a set of variations for solo piano, written in 1931 by the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff.

The theme is La Folia, which was not in fact composed by Arcangelo Corelli, but was used by him in 1700 as the basis for 23 variations in his Sonata for violin and continuo (violone and/or harpsichord) in D minor, Op.

La Folia was popular as a basis for variations in Baroque music.

In one concert, I don't remember where - some small town - the coughing was so violent that I played only ten variations (out of 20).