## Title: Kurzbesprechung der Variationen über „Schöne Minka“
## Author: Anonymus
## Version: 4.11.0
## Origin: https://weber-gesamtausgabe.de/A032294
## License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

* 1. Variations on a favourite Russian Air for the Piano-Forte, by C. M. de Weber. (Cocks and Co., Princes St., Hanover Square.)
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The first of these is an air now well known amongst us: — M. Weber's variations to it shew his science and invention, and his introduction to them is in the fine romantic style of his overtures; but like nearly all the music written by him for the piano-forte, the performer is not considered for one moment; the passages are, with scarcely an exception, so ill-adapted to the hand, the skips are so unnatural, the notes are so crowded, and the necessary contrast of light and shade, — of unencumbered melody and full harmony — is so entirely neglected, that we cannot recommend our readers to torment themselves with this composition; except indeed such as are of the ultra party; those we must resign to their taste. […]