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- Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (Italian: [ni (k)koˈlɔ ppaɡaˈniːni] ⓘ; 27 October 1782 – 27 May 1840) was an Italian violinist and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique.
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Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini ( Italian: [ni (k)koˈlɔ ppaɡaˈniːni] ⓘ; 27 October 1782 – 27 May 1840) was an Italian violinist and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique.
May 27, 1999 · Niccolò Paganini (born October 27, 1782, Genoa, republic of Genoa [Italy]—died May 27, 1840, Nice, France) was an Italian composer and principal violin virtuoso of the 19th century. A popular idol, he inspired the Romantic mystique of the virtuoso and revolutionized violin technique.
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Niccolò Paganini was born in Genoa, Italy, Oct 27, 1782. He was one of six children born to Teresa and Antonio Paganini. He was an Italian violinist and a composer, considered by many as the greatest of all time. Interestingly, Paganini’s genius as a player overshadows his work as a composer.
Born in Genoa in 1782 (and not 1784, as erroneously held in some biographies), Nicolò Paganini (Fig. . 1 ), left an undeniable mark, not only on the history of instrumental music, but also on social life at the beginning of the 19 th Century. He was, indeed, the most sincere expression of synthesis between genius and nonconformist.
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Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840) is known as the greatest virtuoso of all time, but what of the composer? There are those who still dismiss his music as nothing more than a series of lightweight vehicles for his own diabolical antics. View more.
Paganini, when he had reached his height, played only his own music; he played divinely and incomprehensibly; next to his passion for music was his greed for gold. These three facts sum up all we really know about the master—the rest fades off into mist—mystery, fable and legend.
Caprice No. 24 in A minor is the final caprice of Niccolò Paganini 's 24 Caprices, and a famous work for solo violin. The caprice, in the key of A minor, consists of a theme, 11 variations, and a finale. His 24 Caprices were probably composed between 1802 and 1817, while he was in the service of the Baciocchi court.
