Renato de Barbieri

In the era before Paganini, a brilliant solo cadenza in a sonata or concerto movement for violin was called a 'capriccio'. Practice pieces for string instruments were also given this generic name. The...

Nicolò Paganini numbers among the few musicians who attained fame by playing and writing for only a single instrument. His works for violin solo are unique, and his appearances as virtuoso fascinated...

Nicolò Paganini's milestone in violin literature is now not only available in a practical Urtext edition (HN 450) but also as a study score. Published in 1820 as his Opus 1, Paganini gave the violin w...