Only very few piano works have become as popular as this theme with twelve variations. It already caught on soon after Mozart’s death, as witnessed by the numerous handwritten copies and prints. Although nothing is known with any certainty regarding its genesis, we can now conclusively date “Ah, vous dirai-je Maman” to 1781. At that time Mozart wanted to make his way as a prominent piano teacher in Vienna. His variations still prove to be excellent teaching material. Our edition has been completely revised and also offers an extremely informative preface by the Mozart specialist Ulrich Konrad.
A facsimile of Mozart’s manuscript is also published by Henle (HN 3213).
極少有鋼琴作品能像這首帶有十二首變奏的主題一樣廣受歡迎。從莫札特逝世後不久便出現的大量手抄本與印刷版來看,便足以證明其當時風靡的程度。儘管關於其創作起源尚無確切定論,但我們現在已能斷定《媽媽請聽我說》(Ah, vous dirai-je Maman)作於1781年。當時莫札特正致力於在維也納成為一名聲名顯赫的鋼琴教師,而這套變奏曲至今仍被證明是極佳的教學教材。
本版本經過全面修訂,並由莫札特研究專家烏爾里希·康拉德(Ulrich Konrad)撰寫了資訊極其豐富的序言。此外,Henle 也出版了莫札特該手稿的傳真版(編號 HN 3213)