Volume VII/2 of Weber’s Complete Works contains all of Carl Maria von Weber’s extant, independent sets of variations for solo piano. Weber’s piano variations were considered by contemporary music critics to be amongst the most successful compositions in this field. A review of the time states: ‘His themes are interesting and idiosyncratically formed. They stand before us with a definite personality, showing us in each variation a new side to their character, a new characteristic situation from t...