•  Editor's Preface (Christopher Wintle)
  
  
  
•  I – Themes
  • Chapter 1: Chosen Themes
    • Adapting and Transcribing Entire Sets
      
      
      
•  II – The Variation Sets
  • Chapter 5: The String Sextets
    • motives of variation in the Adagio from the Second Sextet
      
      
  • Chapter 6: Two Late Chamber Works
    • instrumental drama in the Andante con moto from the Second Piano Trio
      
      
  • Chapter 7: The Finales
    • character drama in the Poco Allegretto from the Third String Quartet
      
      
      
• III – A Case Study
  • Chapter 9, Brahms's Variations on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9
    • Commentary on variation 5
    • Score and voice-leading graph of variation 5
      

see also:

• introduction
• publication details and contents
• excerpts from the book
• review by Michael Musgrave
  
  
• companion website to the book containing supplementary scores