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The Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43, (Russian: Рапсодия на тему Паганини, Rapsodiya na temu Paganini) is a concertante work written by Sergei Rachmaninoff for piano and orchestra, closely resembling a piano concerto, all in a single movement.
"Opus 35 Listening Guide - Variations on a theme of Paganini (Studies for Piano)". Zhou, Wenli (2012). Piano Variations by Liszt, Brahms and Rachmaninoff on a Theme by Paganini (PDF) . Rice University. Book 1, Book 2 played by Julius Katchen; Variations on a Theme of Paganini (selected) played by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Paganini in Metropolis for Clarinet and Wind Symphony (2001), also for Clarinet and Orchestra (2002) Manuel Quiroga – 9 Variations on Paganini's Caprice No. 24, 12 Variations on Paganini's Caprice No. 24, both for violin and piano; Sergei Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 (1934), a set of 24 variations for piano and ...
Richard visits Laura Roberts, Elise's former housekeeper and companion, and discovers a music box that plays the 18th variation of Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Rachmaninoff, his favorite musical piece. Among Elise's personal effects is a book on time travel written by his old college professor, Dr. Gerard Finney.
The public was as confused as the critics. Listeners who enjoyed the Second and Third Concertos, the Second Symphony, Isle of the Dead and, more recently, the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, came expecting a quite different work than the one they heard. As Barrie Martyn phrases it, "The public had doubtless been misled by the old-style ...
Also, the UK's children's programme, The Book Tower (hosted by Doctor Who actor, Tom Baker) adopted a section of "Variation 19" for its theme tune. In Lloyd Webber's West End musical adaptation of the film School of Rock (2003), Dewey Finn and Ned Schneebly play Guitar Hero to the audience on an imaginary TV screen, and the Variations album is ...
Paganini in 1836 by John Whittle. Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (/ p æ ɡ ə ˈ n iː n i, p ɑː ɡ ə-/; 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.
Fantasia for piano in C major "Souvenir de Paganini" by Johann Nepomuk Hummel; Grandes études de Paganini by Franz Liszt; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Lowell Liebermann; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43 by Sergei Rachmaninoff; Souvenir de Paganini by Frédéric Chopin