The Paganini Connection
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Sketch by D. Maclise from an 1831 performance in London
In 1820, an Italian violinist--then little known outside his own country--published a collection of virtuoso pieces--including one that would inspire works by Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, and Andrew Lloyd Webber, among others.
In this hour, the astonishing impact of Nicolo Paganini's 24th Caprice for Solo Violin.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Paganini 24 Caprices for Solo Violin |
Midori |
Sony SK92764 |
074644494426 |
| Brahms: Paganini Variations |
Nicholas Angelich |
Virgin Classics 0946 332628 2 9 |
094633262829 |
| Masters of the Bow [for Caprice No. 24 as closing music] |
Salvatore Accardo |
Deutsche Grammophon 429714 |
028947220725 |
| Complete Music of Liszt for Solo Piano, Vol. 48 [for Grande Etude No. 3 in G sharp minor] |
Leslie Howard |
Hyperion CDA67193 |
034571171937 |
| Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini |
Artur Rubenstein;Chicago Symphony, Fritz Reiner |
RCA Victor 09026-6886-2 |
090266888627 |
| Lloyd Webber Plays Lloyd Webber (for Variations I-IV) |
Julian Lloyd Webber, members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. |
Philips 426 484-2 |
028942648425 |
| Benny Goodman Plays Mel Powell [for
|
Benny Goodman |
HEP Records HEP CD 1055 |
603366105527 |
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
