: The work opens with a brief introduction leading into a 32-bar theme in D-flat major. This theme is a "jazzed-up" rendition of the iconic opening bassoon motif from Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring , transformed into what has been humorously dubbed "the rite of swing".
: Provides community-made transcriptions and printable versions. Academic Background & Analysis Nikolai Kapustin Variations Op 41.pdf