Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Music #356 - Paganini

Niccolò Paganini  

(1782 – 1840)

"Paganini was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin techniques."

The last of his ‘24 Caprices’, a collection of various solo violin techniques.
“24隨想曲/Caprices是帕格尼尼驚人才華的最佳體現,小提琴的所有演奏技巧展現得淋漓盡致,採用了很多高難度技法,對於後世的演奏家無疑是一個惡夢,被很少的演奏家掌握。其中最後一首最為著名,影響了許多作曲家。
    “但他的音樂不僅技巧繁難,而且旋律優美,人們也逐漸重新了解和認識他作品的藝術價值。
* Mvt. 3 


* Mvt. 3 "La Campanella"



Moses Fantasy 

Variations on Rossini’s “Mosè in Egitto" or "Moses in Egypt


Carnevale di Venezia



Le Streghe 

aka Witches Dance



Paganini jokes 

--- have fun !!

After Napoleon conquered Italy, he appointed his sister Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi to govern a place called Lucca.  
She was a great fan of Paganini; every time she watched Paganini perform she got so excited that she fainted out.  


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