Nicolo Paganini - Sonata for Gran Viola and Guitar

Paganini - a great Italian violinist and composer.

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[NekroGothicDarketo]

Who is the Violist, who playing viola on this Audio, Klaus Kinsky, or Pinchas Zukermann??? i neeed to know.

[BytomGirl]

@NekroGothicDarketo Klauss was only an actor who played Paganini, this music was never in the film but mostly first concerto and Kinsky never played violin, it is not Zukerman either, I don;t remember who played it on CD, I don;t have it handy right now to check

[Cabbycabbage]

Sorry after re reading you message I thought you may have been talking about the trios for violin viola and guitar. However if not (sorry!) I do like guitar trios as I play the classical guitar! Though not widely written.

[BytomGirl]

@Cabbycabbage Nothing to be sorry about :-) Guitar Trios are just for guitar and are very beautiful...I love both

as well as violin concertoes, especially No.1, there is so much emotion there. My grandmother played classical guitar, I wish I learned from her...

[Cabbycabbage]

This is one of my favourite pieces by Paganini, written as a response to the rejected Berlioz (Harold in Italy) it shows our man in fine creative form, with its somewhat Beethoven type intro (when heard with full orchestra) utilising a magnificant contrast of forte and delicate cadences, just quite simply exquisite phrasing and passion from the undeniable master of the strings! One can only imagine what it must have been like to hear him play this in the Kings Theatre all those years ago!!!

[BytomGirl]

@Cabbycabbage Thank you...mine too....how beautifully described. Hearing him play in person must ave been amazing, do you like guitar trios?

[triciamdavis1]

holy CRAP viola! represent!

[BytomGirl]

@rafaiandrei89 And I thank you for a beautiful comment. I fell in love with Paganini's music years ago when I viewed a Klaus Kinsky film Paganini (with Kinski himself)

that showed so well that tormented life that is so well reflected in his music, at times heavenly peaceful and at times as tormented as he was. All the best to you..

[loorloop]

@Cabbycabbage I Think that it is not the sonata per grande viola but the 15 quartet of Paganini that was written to reject Harold in Italy

[BytomGirl]

@starchild6776 I see you have the same favorite composers, Chopin and mahler along with Paganini :-) I Love Paganini's Guitar trios, maybe will post one of them.

[starchild6776]

@ThePoliticalMusician Paganini played violin, viola and guitar, he even played alternately guitar AND violin on stage. Favorite compositor with Chopin, Liszt, Mahler and Sor!

[BytomGirl]

@ThePoliticalMusician yes, he probably did... and that's why he also wrote the music for viola, I am sure he layed a guitar too to write the music for it and i love his guitar trios.