Paganini: Concerto pour violon et orchestre no. 2 en si mineur / III. Rondo “La campanella”
Yehudi Menuhin - violin
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
(via solitudo)
Lutoslawski: Paganini Variations, for 2 Pianos
performed by Martha Argerich and Nelson Freirelearning this now with my juilliard friend… most epic piece ever
James Ehnes performing Paganini’s Caprice No. 22 in F: Marcato
Variation on a Theme by Paganini for 2 pianos composed by Witold Lutosławski. Performed by Nelson Freire and Martha Argerich.
(From Wikipedia):
Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840) encouraged Berlioz (1803–1869) to write Harold en Italie. The two first met after a concert of Berlioz’s works conducted by Narcisse Girard on 22 December 1833, three years after the premiere of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique. Paganini had acquired a superb viola, a Stradivarius — “But I have no suitable music. Would you like to write a solo for viola? You are the only one I can trust for this task.”
Berlioz began “by writing a solo for viola, but one which involved the orchestra in such a way as not to reduce the effectiveness of the orchestral contribution.” When Paganini saw the sketch of the allegro movement, with all the rests in the viola part, he told Berlioz it would not do, and that he expected to be playing continuously.[1] They then parted, with Paganini disappointed.
Paganini: Rondoncino (Centone di Sonate, Op. 64) | Itzhak Perlman
