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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 orchestra; George Rochberg – 50 Caprice Variations for solo violin (1970)
The 24 Caprices for Solo Violin were written in groups (seven, five and twelve) by Niccolò Paganini between 1802 and 1817. They are also designated as M.S. 25 in Maria Rosa Moretti's and Anna Sorrento's Catalogo tematico delle musiche di Niccolò Paganini which was published in 1982.
The final variation in each section is virtuosic and climactic. Brahms intended the work to be more than simply a set of theme and variations; each variation also has the characteristic of a study. He published it as Studies for Pianoforte: Variations on a Theme of Paganini. The work was dedicated to the piano virtuoso Carl Tausig. It is well ...
Konstantin Sorokin: Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 62 No. 8 (piano) Sir George Thalben-Ball: Variations on a Theme by Paganini (pedal keyboard) Philip Wilby: Paganini Variations (wind band; brass band) August Wilhelmj: Einleitung, Thema mit Variationen nach Niccolo Paganini; Rob Zuidam: Variations on a thema of Paganini (violin-solo)
Sonatina e Polacchetta (with variations) Bb [7] Violin / Orch. 1829, [3] 1831 [6] 1829: 9: 56: Variations on "God Save the King" (Heil dir im Siegerkranz) Violin: Variations on the English national anthem (aka. "God Save the Queen") 1829: 57: Sonata Varsavia: Violin / Orch. Variations on a mazurka by J. Elsner / Violin part only, orchestral ...
Eugène Ysaÿe – Paganini Variations for violin and piano; The Caprice No. 24 in A minor, Op. 1, (Tema con variazioni) has been the basis of works by many other composers. Notable examples include Brahms's Variations on a Theme of Paganini and Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
Rachmaninoff ca. 1933. 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.
The Variations retain most of Paganini's original material for solo violin. [1] As Paganini's original composition, it is structured as a theme with variations, presenting the theme, a total of twelve variations, and a final coda. The additional twelfth variation before the coda is Lutosławski's only structural alteration in the piece.