(1994) Niccolò Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1 John Stanley Extraordinarily gifted with perfect pitch

Extraordinarily gifted with perfect pitch

Lera Auerbach

arrangeur et compositeur

Thus Bach used the Prelude of the Partita in E Major for Solo Violin (BWV 1006) as the ‘Sinfonia’ parts of two cantatas (BWV 29 and 120a) employing a relatively large orchestral body (three trumpets

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(1994) Niccolò Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1 John Stanley Extraordinarily gifted with perfect pitchRobert Schumann was one of the first to recognize Niccol Paganini not only as a demonic virtuoso but also as a poetic composer. After having heard Paganini in Frankfurt in 1830 he immediately set out to write a piano fantasy on a theme by the composer virtuoso the spell that Paganini had cast on Schumann would remain throughout his life. In his last years Schumann wrote a piano accompaniment to Paganinis masterpiece for solo violin, the 24 Caprices,