The Paganini Connection
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Sketch by D. Maclise from an 1831 performance in London
In 1820, a composer and violinist--then little known outside his native Italy--published a collection of virtuoso solo pieces--including one that would inspire works by Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Benny Goodman and Andrew Lloyd Webber, among others.
Join us for a look at the astonishing impact of Nicolo Paganini's 24th Caprice for Solo Violin.
FEATURED RECORDINGS:
4:01 p.m.
Paganini
Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: Caprice No. 24 in A Minor
Midori
4:07 p.m.
Liszt
Grand Etudes de Paganini, #6
Leslie Howard
4:13 p.m.
Brahms
Bk II, op 3 Thema (Non Troppo Presto)
Angelich
4:14 p.m.
Brahms
Bk II, op 3 Variation 1
Angelich
4:15 p.m.
Brahms
Bk II, op 3 Variation 2
Angelich
4:15 p.m.
Brahms
Bk II, op 3 Variation 3
Angelich
4:16 p.m.
Brahms
Bk II, op3 Variation 4 - Poco Allegretto
Angelich
4:17 p.m.
Brahms
Bk II, op 3 Variation 5
Angelich
4:17 p.m.
Brahms
Bk II, op 3 Variation 6 - Poco Piu Vivace
Angelich
4:17 p.m.
Brahms
Bk II, op 3 Variation 7
Angelich
4:18 p.m.
Brahms
Bk II, op 3 Variation 8 - Allegro
Angelich
4:18 p.m.
Brahms
Bk II, op 3 Variation 9
Angelich
4:19 p.m.
Brahms
Bk II, op 3 Variation 10 - Feroce, Energico
Angelich
4:20 p.m.
Brahms
Bk II, op 3 Variation 11 - Vivace
Angelich
4:20 p.m.
Brahms
Bk II, op 3 Variation 12 - Un Poco Andante
Angelich
4:22 p.m.
Brahms
Bk II, op 3 Variation 13 - Un Poco Piu Andante
Angelich
4:23 p.m.
Brahms
Bk II, op 3 Variation 14 - Presto, Ma Non Troppo
Angelich
4:25 p.m.
Brahms
Bk I, op 3 Variation 14 - Allegro
Angelich
4:29 p.m.
Reiner
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Chicago Symphony
4:53 p.m.
Reiner
Variations: 1st Variation
Julian Lloyd Webber
4:55 p.m.
Caprice XXIV Paganini
Benny Goodman
