Originally composed as a required test piece for the 2000 Olivier Messiaen International Piano Competition; later revised in 2004 and 2019, and adapted as a symphonic overture in 2013–2014.

Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat major, Op. 63

Composed 1894

No exact source-backed composition date resolved in the automated pass; reviewed 2026-08-22.

Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel

Composed 1861

IMSLP work page “Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op.24 (Brahms, Johannes)”: composition field “1861”; reviewed 2026-08-22.

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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel

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Seong-Jin Cho — Dec 2022, NEC Jordan Hall

This time: Nan Ni 倪楠

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