http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8423&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rssWith Nicolo Paganini, the age of the virtuoso truly began. Of course, Mozart was a consummate musician and undeniable virtuoso, but the climates of the Classical and Romantic periods were very different. Whereas Mozart and other composers of his age were servants to clergymen and the nobility, Paganini was considered a giant among men, a true magician, a superstar, and (although highly unlikely,) perhaps a devil-worshiper. That is what the superstitious believed, anyway, for his technique was simply too overwhelming to comprehend. And to this day this enigmatic, thin, lascivious and ostentatious Italian inspires everyone from Jascha Heifetz to Yngwie Malmsteen, his ghost pushing the musician to the outer limits of dazzling technical ability. Not many of his compositions are well-known today, but any aspiring violinist will certainly undertake the daunting task of performing from the <I>Caprices</I>, the hallmark of Paganini's craft. The twenty-fourth caprice, in fact, transfixed other composers as well: Liszt, Schumann, Brahms and Rachmaninoff all wrote piano works based upon it. The Romantic era and Paganini will forever be comfortably married. - Will LernerRomanticen720Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:37:23 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8423&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss With Nicolo Paganini, the age of the virtuoso truly began. Of course, Mozart was a consummate musician and undeniable virtuoso, but the climates of the Classical and Romantic periods were very different. Whereas Mozart and other composers of his age were servants to clergymen and the nobility, Paganini was considered a giant among men, a true magician, a superstar, and (although highly unlikely,) perhaps a devil-worshiper. That is what the superstitious believed, anyway, for his technique was simply too overwhelming to comprehend. And to this day this enigmatic, thin, lascivious and ostentatious Italian inspires everyone from Jascha Heifetz to Yngwie Malmsteen, his ghost pushing the musician to the outer limits of dazzling technical ability. Not many of his compositions are well-known today, but any aspiring violinist will certainly undertake the daunting task of performing from the <I>Caprices</I>, the hallmark of Paganini's craft. The twenty-fourth caprice, in fact, transfixed other composers as well: Liszt, Schumann, Brahms and Rachmaninoff all wrote piano works based upon it. 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in A minor tra.2051079 292000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2051079&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2051079&variant=data&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2051071&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Tue, 20 May 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Nicolo Paganini on Rhapsody Online 2051071 tra.2051071 Nicolo Paganini art.8423 0.99 The Best of Paganini alb.116662 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/4/9/399452_170x170.jpg 1997-05-20 00:00:00.0 1997-05-20 00:00:00.0 true No. 1 in E major tra.2051071 114000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2051071&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2051071&variant=data&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2051076&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Tue, 20 May 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2075435&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:08:04 -0700 Top Tracks by Nicolo Paganini on Rhapsody Online 2075435 tra.2075435 Nicolo Paganini art.8423 0.99 No.13 in B Flat Major tra.2075435 143000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2075435&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2075435&variant=data&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2051078&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Tue, 20 May 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Nicolo Paganini on Rhapsody Online 2051078 tra.2051078 Nicolo Paganini art.8423 0.99 The Best of Paganini alb.116662 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/4/9/399452_170x170.jpg 1997-05-20 00:00:00.0 1997-05-20 00:00:00.0 true No. 20 in D major tra.2051078 211000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2051078&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2051078&variant=data&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2075437&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:08:04 -0700 Top Tracks by Nicolo Paganini on Rhapsody Online 2075437 tra.2075437 Nicolo Paganini art.8423 0.99 No.15 in E Minor tra.2075437 169000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2075437&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2075437&variant=data&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2051077&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Tue, 20 May 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Nicolo Paganini on Rhapsody Online 2051077 tra.2051077 Nicolo Paganini art.8423 0.99 The Best of Paganini alb.116662 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/4/9/399452_170x170.jpg 1997-05-20 00:00:00.0 1997-05-20 00:00:00.0 true No. 13 in B flat major tra.2051077 143000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2051077&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2051077&variant=data&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2074315&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Fri, 27 May 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Nicolo Paganini on Rhapsody Online 2074315 tra.2074315 Nicolo Paganini art.8423 0.99 Music for Violin and Guitar II alb.110184 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/0/2/402021_170x170.jpg 1994-05-27 00:00:00.0 1994-05-27 00:00:00.0 true Introduction - Larghetto tra.2074315 179000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2074315&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2074315&variant=data&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2119297&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Fri, 10 Jul 1992 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Nicolo 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00:00:00.0 true No. 3 in E Minor tra.2120860 223000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2120860&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2120860&variant=data&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2058823&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Wed, 5 Apr 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Nicolo Paganini on Rhapsody Online 2058823 tra.2058823 Nicolo Paganini art.8423 0.99 Centone di Sonate Vol. 2 alb.322946 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/8/1/401861_170x170.jpg 1995-04-05 00:00:00.0 1995-04-05 00:00:00.0 true Andante cantabile tra.2058823 219000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2058823&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2058823&variant=data&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2058824&variant=play&rws=%2Fnicolo-paganini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Wed, 5 Apr 1995 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