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Paganini's Family and Last Years
Violin Caprice No.24
He had one son, Achille, by his mistress, singer Antonia Bianchi, although he and Antonia separated in 1828. In the late 1830s, his health began to fail. He died from cancer of the larynx.
Violin Concertos 1 and 2
Performance Tours of Paganini
In his mid-teens, he performed a number of concerts in Italy to financially sustain him, but success made him gamble and drink that he was nearly killed. Paganini developed a career as a ‘free spirit’ throughout Italy, stunning audiences and critics with his superb showmanship and magnetic stage presence. He might have been the 'first superstar.'
Niccolo Paganini's WorksVariations on 'La Carmagnole' 1795 (He was 13)24 Caprices for solo violin 1805Le streghe ('Witches' Dance') 1813Violin Concerto No. 1 1817Violin Concerto No. 2, including La campanella ('the Little Bell') 1826Violin Concerto No. 3 1826Variations on 'God Save the King,' for Violin and orchestra 1829Violin concertos No.4 and 5 1830Moto Perpetuo, for violin and orchestra 1830Sonata amorosa galante 1831St Patrick's Day, variations on an Irish song 1831Sonata for viola and orchestra 1834Sonata, La Primavera 1838Recommended Listening:
The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed
Son of a dockyard worker, Paganini was born in Genoa, Italy on October 27. Initially, his bullying father was his teacher who constantly forced him to practise the violin. He was a concert soloist from the age of nine, and a virtuoso violinist from age 11. Two years later, he studied composition in Parma.
Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840), Italian composer, violinist, violist, and guitarist, is hailed as the superstar, the greatest violin virtuoso of all time. He played all the music he wrote, and drew on folk and gypsy tunes to create the modern repertoire of virtuoso techniques.
Paganini's 'Pact with the Devil'
Between 1828 and 1834, his career as a touring virtuoso was at its height. His phenomenal and astonishing virtuosity, bizzare appearance [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and wild love life caused rumors that he might have made a pact with the Devil who stood by him when he played.
His is profoundly acknowledged for his artistic influence on Liszt, Chopin, Schumann and Berlioz, who took up his challenge in search for greater expression in their own works; he also influenced other successive violinists like Ernst, Beriot, and Viextemps.
Niccolo Paganini made triumphant tours of Austria, Germany, and France, and Westphalia where he was made a baron. He also visited England and Scotland.
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Notes on Rossini's Mose in Egitto
French Composer Hector Berlioz
Franz Liszt Biography
Paganini's Major Works
Paganini's major works include 24 Caprices for solo violin, violin concertos, and shorter works (Le streghe (Witches Dance) and Moto perpetuo (Perpetual motion). Other compositions include six concertos, variations for violin and orchestra, sonatas for violin and guitar [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and guitar quarterts.
Early Years of Niccolo Paganini
Sources:
Paganini's Teen Years Concert [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the First Superstar
Paganini revolutionized the playing of violin - from bowing to pizzicato. It was Paganini who made extensive use of plucking the strings with the left hand as nobody had ever played before his time. Sergey Rachmaninov wrote the extremely popular "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini."
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