Paganini
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) was an Italian violinist, guitarist and composer, and the most legendary virtuoso of the nineteenth century. Born in Genoa, he transformed expectations of violin technique and stage presence.
His works include violin concertos, chamber music with guitar, and the famous 24 Caprices for solo violin. These pieces became a testing ground for later violinists and a source of inspiration for composers f...
J. S. BACH Concerto for 2 Violins
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Violin Concerto
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1
KREISLER Violin Concerto (in the style of Vivaldi)
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 4
PAGANINI (arr., Kreisler) Violin Concerto in One Movement
Studio recordings, 1915-1945
Total duration: 3hr 27:33
Fritz Kreisler, violin
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Victor String Orchestra
conductors: Sir Landon Ronald, Eugene Goossens, Leo Blech, Eugene Ormandy, Donald Voorhees
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
WEBER Violin Sonata No. 3
PAGANINI Caprices
SCHUBERT Rondo
Studio recordings, 1926-1936
Total duration: 74:23
Joseph Szigeti, violin
Kurt Ruhrseitz, piano
Nikita Magaloff, piano
British Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Bruno Walter
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
ENESCU Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
GLAZUNOV Carnaval Overture, Concert Waltzes
WALTON Scapino
Studio recordings, 1940-41
Total duration: 2hr 33:02
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Frederick Stock
PAGANINI 24 Caprices
FRANCK Violin Sonata in A
RAVEL Violin Sonata No. 2 in G
Recorded in 1953
Total duration: 1hr 49:22
Ossy Renardy, violin
Eugene Helmer, piano
Eugene List, piano
PAGANINI 24 Caprices, Op. 1
Studio recordings, 1950
Total duration: 74:02
Ruggiero Ricci, violin
BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 8
BRAHMS Hungarian Dance No. 2
CHOPIN Nocturne No. 20
LISZT Consolation No. 3
MOZART Violin Sonata No. 17
PAGANINI La campanella
SCHUMANN Träumerei
Studio recording, 1935-42
Total duration: 62:04
Nathan Milstein, violin
Artur Balsam, piano
Leopold Mittmann, piano
VIVALDI Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN Romance No. 1
BEETHOVEN Romance No. 2
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
PAGANINI Caprice in A minor
Studio recordings, 1931-51
Total duration: 75:31
Mischa Elman, violin
New Symphony Orchestra
Lawrance Collingwood, conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Desiré Defauw, conductor
Wolfgang Rosé, piano
