2/4 time
On the surface Variation 10 simply appears to re-state the Clara theme as the top notes of rolled chords in the right hand while the left hand accompanies with soft tremolos in the bass. But it is more than that. It is a canon, a rather complex one, a strict canon in the octave with the left hand following the right hand both one and two octaves below and two bars behind. The imitative voice is partially hidden within the tremolos, creating "a classic example of Romantic pianism in the service of Bachian counterpoint."[1] The closing is extended by two bars so that the left hand can complete its imitation.
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1. Liner notes, David Korevaar, Brahms Variations, Ivory Classics
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