Niccolò Paganini
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Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (October 27, 1782 – May 27, 1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest violinists who ever lived, although this cannot be verified as there were no recordings. Although nineteenth century Europe had seen several extraordinary violinists, Paganini was the preeminent violin virtuoso of that century—it was rumored by his contemporaries that he had sold his soul to the devil for his unbelievable ability.
Works inspired by Paganini
The Caprice No. 24 in A minor, Op.1 (Tema con variazioni) has been the basis of works by many other composers. For a separate list of these, see Caprice No. 24 (Paganini).
Other works inspired by Paganini include:
- James Barnes – Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Nicolo Paganini
- Michael Angelo Batio – No Boundaries
- Hector Berlioz - Harold In Italy was originally commissioned by Paganini as a virtuosic piece for himself, however it did not meet with his approval.
- Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco − Capriccio Diabolico for classical guitar is a homage to Paganini, and quotes "La campanella"
- Frédéric Chopin − Souvenir de Paganini for solo piano (1829; published posthumously)
- Luigi Dallapiccola – Sonatina canonica in mi bemolle maggiore su "Capricci" di Niccolo Paganini, for piano (1946)
- Bela Fleck − "Moto Perpetuo (Bluegrass version)", from Fleck's 2001 album Perpetual Motion, which also contains a more standard rendition of the piece
- Fritz Kreisler − Paganini Concerto in D Major (recomposed paraphrase of the first movement of the Op. 6 Concerto) for violin and orchestra
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel - Fantasia for piano in C major "Souvenir de Paganini", WoO 8, S. 190.
- Franz Lehár − Paganini, a fictionalized operetta about Paganini (1925)
- Franz Liszt − Six Grandes Études de Paganini, S.141 for solo piano (1851) (virtuoso arrangements of 5 caprices, including the 24th, and La Campanella from Violin Concerto No. 2)
- Cesare Pugni - The Pas de deux from his ballet Satanella borrows themes from Paganini's Carnevale di Venezia, Op.10
- Nathan Milstein − Paganiniana, an arrangement of Caprice Nr. 24, with variations based on the other caprices
- George Rochberg − Caprice Variations (1970), 50 variations for solo violin
- Uli Jon Roth − "Scherzo Alla Paganini" and "Paganini Paraphrase"
- Robert Schumann − Studies after Caprices by Paganini, Op.3 (1832; piano); 6 Concert Studies on Caprices by Paganini, Op.10 (1833, piano). A movement from his piano work "Carnaval" (Op. 9) is named for Paganini.
- Marilyn Shrude − Renewing the Myth for alto saxophone and piano
- Philip Wilby - Paganini Variations, for both wind band and brass band
- Steve Vai − "Eugene's Trick Bag" from the movie Crossroads. Based on Caprice Nr. 5
- Eugène Ysaÿe − Paganini variations for violin and piano
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