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While in Vienna, Paganini commissioned Joseph Panny, fellow violinist and composer, to write the "Tempest" on 25 May 1828 (it was completed on 14 June), supervising himself the composition. It is scored in various sections: a) Prelude.
Paganini in 1836 by John Whittle. Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (/ p æ ɡ ə ˈ n iː n i, p ɑː ɡ ə-/; 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
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Caprice No. 24 in A minor is the final caprice of Niccolò Paganini's 24 Caprices, and a famous work for solo violin. The caprice, in the key of A minor , consists of a theme , 11 variations , and a finale.
Niccolò Paganini. The 24 Caprices for Solo Violin were written in groups (seven, five and twelve) by Niccolò Paganini between 1802 and 1817. They are also designated as M.S. 25 in Maria Rosa Moretti's and Anna Sorrento's Catalogo tematico delle musiche di Niccolò Paganini which was published in 1982.
In addition to the solo violin, the work is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in C, 2 bassoons, 2 horns in D, 2 trumpets in E, 3 trombones, serpentone (now usually performed on tuba), timpani, bass drum, bell in F#, and strings.
Paganini's original published scoring was for 1 flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 1 bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, and strings.. In the years following the original publication of the work, Paganini occasionally expanded his orchestration, writing out some odd parts to add from time to time in performance: 2nd flute, contrabassoon, doubled the horns, added trombones 1 & 2 (moving the ...
The pieces are all based on some of the Caprices (Nos. 6/5, 17, 1, 9, and 24) and concertos (No. 2/1) by Niccolò Paganini for violin, and are among the most technically demanding pieces in pianistics (especially the original versions, before Liszt revised them, thinning the textures and removing some of the more outrageous technical difficulties).