Episode 4
Donald Macleod and biographer Andrew McGee consider Paganini's reputation as the virtuoso's virtuoso. Was he an unrivalled genius or a grotesque showman?
Unrivalled genius or grotesque showman? Donald Macleod and violinist Andrew McGee explore Paganini's reputation as the virtuoso's virtuoso and we hear how today's players rise to the challenge of performing the works tailored so brilliantly to the unique abilities of their creator. Plus more music created in Paganini's wake, this time from a piano virtuoso of the modern era.
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Niccolò Paganini
24 Caprices Op.1 for violin solo
Performer: James EHNES - Violin
- Onyx.
- ONYX4044.
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Niccolò Paganini
I Palpiti - introduction and variations Op.13 on Rossini's 'Di tanti palpiti' [from 'Tancr
Performer: Itamar GOLAN - Piano (Piano) Performer: Maxim VENGEROV - Violin (Violin)
- TELDEC.
- 9031--77351-2.
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Niccolò Paganini
Quartet no. 2 in B major for violin, viola, cello and guitar [1818-1820] [Musikhistorische
Performer: Amati Ensemble Of Berlin
- Brilliant Classics.
- 94287.
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Niccolò Paganini
24 Caprices Op.1 for violin solo
Performer: James EHNES - Violin
- ONYX.
- 40-44.
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Niccolò Paganini
24 Caprices Op.1 for violin solo
Performer: James EHNES - Violin
- ONYX.
- 40-44.
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- Thu 5 Jul 201212:00BBC Radio 3
- Thu 5 Jul 201218:30BBC Radio 3
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