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Oct 27, 2022 · Some thought he was a metaphorical musical God, others thought he literally got his virtuosity from a deal with the Devil. But what was the real story behind Niccolò Paganini’s genius?
- Maddy Shaw Roberts
The Devil's Violinist is a 2013 film written and directed by Bernard Rose. It is based on the life story of the 19th-century Italian violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini. The film had its US premiere on 10 March 2014 at the Miami International Film Festival.
Paganini has been portrayed by a number of actors in film and television productions, including Stewart Granger in the 1946 biographical portrait The Magic Bow, Roxy Roth in A Song to Remember (1945), Klaus Kinski in Kinski Paganini (1989), and David Garrett in The Devil's Violinist (2013).
Jul 1, 2018 · As his health got worse over time, Niccolò Paganini died on 27 May 1840 from internal hemorrhaging. Due to issues with the Catholic church, his body was formally buried 36 years later in...
Oct 27, 2022 · As many listeners are aware, Paganini was dubiously described in his time as a sorcerer, a charlatan, even a demon; he was said to have struck a deal with the devil. Today he’s remembered by a juicy sobriquet, “The Devil’s Violinist.”
Feb 11, 2023 · One of the first virtuosos to be accused of forming a pact with the devil was the celebrated Italian composer and violinist Niccolò Paganini, otherwise known as ‘The Devil’s Violinist’. The idea of the Luciferian bargain did not begin with Paganini.
Jan 30, 2015 · More bodice-ripper than biopic, this German-Austrian coproduction about the life of the Italian violinist Niccolò Paganini is so magnificently misjudged that it almost defies description.
