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Sound Stories: The Cult of Personality

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With Donald Macleod.
Genoa-born Niccolo Paganini changed the world of the violin and violinists with his spectacular technical skills. Bestowed with a personality charismatic enough for audiences to whisper that he was in league with the Devil himself, Paganini toured endlessly and created a vogue for superstar concerts that has scarcely abated since. Including excerpts from:

Paganini Caprice No 1 - Salvatore Accardo (violin)

Paganini Caprice No 24 - David Garrett (violin)

Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Agustin Anievas (piano), New Philharmonia, conductor Moshe Atzmon

Berlioz Harold in Italy - Gerard Causse (viola), Toulouse Capitole Orchestra, conductor Michel Plasson

Paganini Violin Concerto No 2 in B minor - Salvatore Accardo, London Philharmonic, conductor Charles Dutoit

Contributors

Presenter:
Donald Macleod
Producer:
Fiona Shelmerdine
Source: Radio Times

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