Niccolò Paganini
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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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto - The Four Seasons & Other Treasures for Violin. Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Kreisler... -
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": I. Allegro non molto - The Four Seasons & Other Treasures for Violin. Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Kreisler... -
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo - The Four Seasons & Other Treasures for Violin. Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Kreisler... -
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": III. Allegro - The Four Seasons & Other Treasures for Violin. Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Kreisler... -
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Bach, JS: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace - The Four Seasons & Other Treasures for Violin. Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Kreisler... -
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Bach, JS: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo, ma non tanto - The Four Seasons & Other Treasures for Violin. Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Kreisler... -
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Kreisler: Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen: No. 3, Schön Rosmarin - The Four Seasons & Other Treasures for Violin. Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Kreisler... -
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Kreisler: Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen: No. 2, Liebesleid - The Four Seasons & Other Treasures for Violin. Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Kreisler... -
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Dvořák: Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55, B. 104: No. 4, Songs My Mother Taught Me (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano) - The Four Seasons & Other Treasures for Violin. Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Kreisler... -
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Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40 - The Four Seasons & Other Treasures for Violin. Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Kreisler... -
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Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo - The Four Seasons & Other Treasures for Violin. Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Kreisler... -
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Saint-Saëns: Havanaise in E Major, Op. 83 - The Four Seasons & Other Treasures for Violin. Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Kreisler... -
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Korngold: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Romanze - The Four Seasons & Other Treasures for Violin. Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Kreisler... -
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 "Autumn": I. Allegro - The Four Seasons & Other Treasures for Violin. Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Kreisler... -
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 "Autumn": III. Allegro - The Four Seasons & Other Treasures for Violin. Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Kreisler... -
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro - The Four Seasons & Other Treasures for Violin. Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Kreisler... -
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Guitar Quartet No. 11 in B Major, MS 38: I. Allegro moderato - Paganini: Guitar Quartets Nos. 11, 6 & 13 -
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Guitar Quartet No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 5 No. 3, MS 33: I. Allegro - Paganini: Guitar Quartets Nos. 11, 6 & 13 -
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Guitar Quartet No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 5 No. 3, MS 33: II. Canone a 3. Allegro moderato - Paganini: Guitar Quartets Nos. 11, 6 & 13 -
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Guitar Quartet No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 5 No. 3, MS 33: III. Tema cantabile. Quasi larghetto - Paganini: Guitar Quartets Nos. 11, 6 & 13 -
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Guitar Quartet No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 5 No. 3, MS 33: IV. Polacchetta. Allegro con brio - Paganini: Guitar Quartets Nos. 11, 6 & 13 -
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Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6, MS 21: I. Allegro maestoso - Live - Paganini: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 & Sonata con variazioni (Live) -
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Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6, MS 21: II. Adagio espressivo - Live - Paganini: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 & Sonata con variazioni (Live) -
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Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6, MS 21: III. Rondo. Allegro spiritoso - Live - Paganini: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 & Sonata con variazioni (Live) -
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Violin Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 7, MS 48: I. Allegro maestoso - Live - Paganini: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 & Sonata con variazioni (Live) -
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Violin Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 7, MS 48: II. Adagio - Live - Paganini: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 & Sonata con variazioni (Live) -
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Capriccio, Op. 76, No. 2 in B Minor - Duo-Art 6596 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Le Rouet D' Omphale, Op. 31 (Arr. Solo Piano by Saint-Saëns) - Welte-Mignon 798 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Caprice. Op. 3, No. 2 in E Major (Arr. Solo Piano by Schumann) - Welte-Mignon 2591 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Impromptu, Op. 142, No. 2, in A-Flat Major - Duo-Art 6794 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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The Seasons, Op. 37a: No. 10, Autumn Song (October) - Duo-Art 73520 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Humoresque, Op. 101, No. 7 - Duo-Art 6369 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Arabesque No. 1 in E Major - Duo-Art S-30927 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Legende No. 1, S. 175, St Francis of Assisi Preaching to the Birds - Welte-Mignon 1031 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Miroirs: II. Oiseaux Tristes - Duo-Art 082 Br - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Preludes, Op. 23: No. 3 in D Minor - Welte-Mignon 3033 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Etude, Op. 8, No. 12 in D-Sharp Minor (Pathetique) - Duo-Art 6623 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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L'amour Des Trois Oranges: March (Arr. Solo Piano by Prokofiev) - Duo-Art 8018 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Capriccio Brillante, Op. 22 - Welte-Mignon 3162 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Ballade, Op. 24 in G Minor (Variations on a Norwegian Melody) - Welte-Mignon 2983 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Liebesfreud. (Love's Joy) No. 1 from Alt Wiener Tanzweisen - Duo-Art 5864 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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The Glow Worm: Song from "Lysistrata" (Arr. Solo Piano by Rapee) - Duo-Art 6386 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Etudes D'exécution Transcendante, Op. 11: No. 3, 'Carillon' - Welte-Mignon 1957 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Mazurka, Op. 33, No. 4 in B Minor - Welte-Mignon 298 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Ruins of Athens. Op. 113 (Arr. Solo Piano by Busoni): Fantasie - Welte-Mignon 1322 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Brigg Fair (An English Rhapsody, Arr. Solo 4 Hands Piano by Grainger) - Duo-Art 74439 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments: Allegro from Mov. I (Arr. Solo Piano by Stravinsky) - Duo-Art 528-4 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Le Coq D' Or (Arr. Solo Piano by Rubinstein): Selection (The Golden Cockerel); Introduction; [The Astrologer]; Hymn to the Sun; Dances, Act 2; Conclusion - Duo-Art 6857-4 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Carmen. Act II: Carmen's Song - Tra-La-La-La (Arr. Solo Piano by Adam-Bernard) - Welte-Mignon 137 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Iphigenie in Aulis: Gavotte in A Major (Arr. Solo Piano by Brahms) - Duo-Art 6476 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Suite for Harpsichord No. 5: Air with Variations ('Harmonious Blacksmith') - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Coppelia Ballet: Valse Lente, Pas De Deux, Mazurka (Arr. Solo Piano by Ilgenfritz) - Duo-Art 5647 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Well Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850 - Welte-Mignon 1836 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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David and Goliath (Arr. Solo Piano by Kugel): Selections in Eight Parts - Duo-Art 68979 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Well Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850 - Welte-Mignon 1836 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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The Banjo, Op. 15 (Fantasie Grotesque) - Duo-Art 5745 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Barber of Seville: Overture (Arr. Solo Piano by Starke/Reinert) - Welte-Mignon 3249 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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La Boheme: Selections (Arr. Solo Piano by Epstein) - Welte-Mignon 2255 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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La Traviata (Arr. Solo Piano by Armbruster): Selections: Ah! Fors' E Lui; Sempre Libre; Di Provenza; Brindisi; Pura Siccome Un Angelo - Duo-Art 68619 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Lohengrin: Elsa's Bridal Chorus (Wedding March, Arr. Solo Piano by Mottl) - Welte-Mignon 1348 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle (Arr. Solo Piano by Zscherneck) - Welte-Mignon 258 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Manon: Selections (Arr. Solo Piano by Epstein) - Welte-Mignon 2908 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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Artist's Life Waltz, Op. 316 (Kunstlerleben) - Duo-Art 6051 - Le Rouet. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age -
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