Niccolò Paganini
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Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (; Italian: [ni(k)koˈlɔ ppaɡaˈniːni] ; 27 October 1782 – 27 May 1840) was an Italian violinist and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique. His 24 Caprices for Solo Violin Op. 1 are among the best known of his compositions and have served as an inspiration for many prominent composers.
Son of a ship chandler from Genoa, Paganini showed great gifts for music from an early age and studied under Alessandro Rolla, Ferdinando Paer and Gasparo Ghiretti. Accompanied by his father, he toured northern Italy extensively as a teenager. By 1805 he had come into the service of Napoleon's sister, Elisa Bonaparte, who then ruled Lucca where Paganini was first violin. From 1809 on he returned to touring and achieved continental fame in the subsequent two and a half decades, developing a reputation for his technical brilliance and showmanship, as well as his extravagant, philandering lifestyle. Paganini ended his concert career in 1834 amid declining health, and the failure of his Paris casino left him in financial ruin. He retired to southern France and died in Nice in 1840 at the age of 57.
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- Ysaÿe: Rêve d'enfant, Op. 14 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Bach, JS: Concerto for Oboe and Violin in D Minor, BWV 1060R: III. Allegro - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 1 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 2 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 3 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 4 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 5 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 6 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 7 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 8 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 9 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 10 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 11 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 12 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 1 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 2 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 3 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 4 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 5 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 1 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 2 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 3 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 4 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 5 - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Bach, JS: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041: I. — - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Bach, JS: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Bach, JS: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041: III. Allegro assai - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33: March (Arr. Heifetz for Violin and Piano) - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Satie: Choses vues à droite et à gauche: II. Fugue à tâtons - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Satie: Choses vues à droite et à gauche: III. Fantaisie musculaire - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Prokofiev: 5 Mélodies, Op. 35bis: No. 4, Allegretto leggero e scherzando - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Prokofiev: 5 Mélodies, Op. 35bis: No. 5, Andante non troppo - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, M. 77: II. Blues. Moderato - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: II. (a) Tema. Andante cantabile - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: II. (b) Variation I - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: II. (c) Variation II - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: II. (d) Variation III - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: II. (e) Variation IV - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: II. (f) Variation V - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: III. Allegretto - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82: I. Andante - Animato - Tranquillo - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82: II. Andante - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82: III. Tempo I - Più animato - Tranquillo - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82: IV. Cadenza - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82: V. Animando - Allegro - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61: II. Andantino quasi allegretto - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Debussy: Violin Sonata in G Minor, CD 148, L. 140: II. Intermède. Fantasque et léger - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin in D Minor, Op. 27 No. 3 "Ballade" - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin in G Major, Op. 27 No. 5: II. Danse rustique. Allegro giocoso molto moderato - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
- Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin in G Major, Op. 27 No. 5: III. Moderato amabile - Tempo I - Poco più mosso - Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe - Niccolò Paganini
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