virtuosity

Liszt: Grandes études de Paganini (No. 6) Why not? We talked last week about Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 that had inspired other composers, so we might as well see how that works. Franz Liszt had been inspired by Paganini’s successful virtuosity on the violin to do much … Read more

Paganini: Caprice No. 24 in A minor Few names are associated more strongly with virtuosity than Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840). He was one of the first performers to rise to fame in the wave of fascination with virtuosity that seized audiences in the early 19th century. … Read more