Format : Score and Parts
SKU: HL.14028042
ISBN 9788759810668.
Ruders writes: There's a solid tradition in the history of Western music of turning the theme of Nicolo Paganini's 24th Caprice for soloviolin into a set of variations endemic to the time and style of each individual composer; Liszt, Brahms, Rachmaninov and Lutoslawsky being the most prominent names. When asked by David Starobin to write a concerto for him, I though well, why not have a go at it? - bearing in mind, that not only is Paganini the most celebrated violin-wizard of all times, but he was also a more than accomplished guitarist. There are 22 variations in all, numbers 1 to 16 all adhering strictly to the 16-bar pattern, laid down by Paganini himself. From variation 17 though, the writing becomes more symphonic and the rigid 16-bar regime is being lossendes up a bit. However, the last variation 'Finale Prestisimo' is a 6 x 16 bars white-knuckle ride, in which the hitherto soloistic role of the guitar gives way to that of 'primus interpares', i.e. 'first among equals'. As with another set of variations of mine 'Concerto on Pieces' (based on a tune by Purcell), the nature and shape of the 'Pagannini-Variations' may be compared to a stroll through a hall of mirrors: the portrait - the theme is gradually being distorted out of all recognition - but it's still the same original walking by.
SKU: HL.233151
ISBN 9788759886427. 10.0x14.5 inches. English.
Piano solo part for Paganini Variations - Piano Concerto No.3 by Poul Ruders (2014). Score available: WH32201 Programme note: In 1999 my friend, American guitar virtuoso David Starobin, wanted me to write a concerto for guitar and orchestra. It quickly dawned on me, that this commission presented a golden opportunity to contribute to the time-honoured tradition of composing a series of variations on Nicolo Paganini's famous 24th Caprice for violin solo, a work which itself is a set of variations. The 16 bar (with the first 4 bars repeated) theme is not particularly sophisticated or intricate, but its inherent simplicity and logic just grow on you, almost to the point ofdistraction - and the secret behind it being hauled through the wringer by composers as disparate as Liszt, Brahms, Rachmaninoff and Lutoslawski is perhaps found in its - what I'll call, with a quick nervous look over my shoulder: brilliant banality. You can do anything with that tune, it'll always be recognizable and just there, however much you maul it. The piece (subtitled Guitar Concerto no 2) was written pretty quickly, premiered and subsequently recorded for Bridge Records with David and the Odense Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jan Wagner, and everybody was happy. But the story didn't end there, and it must be the ultimate proof of the durability of the theme, not to mention the flexibility and far-sightedness of David Starobin , when he 14 years later suggested why not transcribe the solo part for piano?. The idea appealed to me immediately. One thing was clear from the beginning: the new version could in no way sound like a transcription. My aim was to end up with a solo-part sounding like were it the one-and-only, the real thing, if you like. The orchestral score remains exactly the same in both cases. Both versions, the two Paganini Variations, are comparable to a set of twins, not quite identical, but almost. And both each others's equal. Poul Ruders.
SKU: HL.49022779
ISBN 9790001107051.
SKU: HL.49022780
ISBN 9790001107068. 9.0x12.0x0.063 inches.
SKU: HL.49022778
ISBN 9790001107044. 9.0x12.0x0.016 inches.
SKU: HL.50601152
UPC: 888680739379. 9x12 inches. Italian-English.
The Caprice d'Adieu (autograph unknown) is appended to Eduard Eliason's Six Caprices Caractéristiques pour le Violon, Op. 12, which was published in Mayence by B. Schott in 1833. This piece, which Paganini dedicated to Eliason, is part of a series of compositions for violin solo that have been widely ignored by both performers and scholars of the great Genoese musician. It is a composition whose size and structure (A-B-A, with two refrains) follows the pattern of some of his Capricci, Op. 1, but, unlike these proper studies, the Caprice d'adieu is lighter and more lively in character. Although not as brilliant, musically, as the Capricci, it still contains some original musical ideas, mostly articulated in two parts with a few complex technical passages and a central, contrasting section featuring different dynamics and a range of chords and trills. This critical edition is based on the first edition and is collated with the most important nineteenth and twentieth-century editions.
SKU: PR.114419520
ISBN 9781491132029. UPC: 680160680634. 9 x 12 inches.
Paganini’s CAPRICE NO. 24 (originally for violin) is the famous theme and variations on which countless composers have written their own “Paganini Variations.†When Jasmine Choi recorded her first adaptation for flute in 2011, the YouTube performance went viral and before long surpassed 1,000,000 views. Her slightly altered 2018 Version has since joined the original YouTube to great acclaim and frequent play. The present publication is an even hotter 2020 Version, with all the sparkling facility and insightful nuances of Jasmine Choi’s recordings.
SKU: AP.36-A700701
UPC: 746241222916. English.
Written by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) in 1934, this set of variations for piano solo and orchestra on Niccolò Paganini's Caprice No. 24 for solo violin is much like a concerto, though it consists of a single movement with an introduction of the theme and twenty-four variations. The most well-known of the variations is the lyrical 18th, and it has been used in numerous movies over the years. In addition to Paganini's theme as the thematic foundation, the Dies irae theme found in the requiem mass and which features so prominently in Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique is also featured at times. The work premiered with immediate success on November 7th, 1934 by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski, with Rachmaninoff himself as soloist. 2+Picc.2+EH.2.2: 4.2.3.1: Timp.Perc(3): Hp: Solo Pno: Str. A full score and study score are available from the publisher, but the set of parts is not.
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SKU: HL.49046273
ISBN 9781540065278. UPC: 841886033863. 0.169 inches.
The concert piece Paganini Jazz by Fazil Say, which was inspired by classical, modern and jazz styles, is reminiscent of the music of such greats as Scott Joplin, Art Tatum, Gershwin and Bernstein, and was originally designed as a charming encore work (1988); following the appreciative response of music lovers and, in particular, that of music critics, it was transformed over a perion of time into a more substantial work for piano. Briefly, the piece was rewritten and expanded a number of times between 1988 and 1995. We can evaluate the work as having taken its inspiration from Paganini's renowned 24th Capriccio, transforming it into variationson jazz requiring virtuoso rendition as well as being a creation open to the addition of improvisations and a variety of arrangements. Throughout music history a number of composers have written various works inspired by the 24th Capriccio. We can count among them Liszt, Brahms, Rachmaninov and Lutoslavski. In Say's work, however, a different aspect must be noted: the composer is prepared to add various developmental passages and transitional improvisations while interpreting this work in concert. Furthermore, when the work is considered as a short encore piece, it is abbreviated in a manner deemed suitable by Say.
SKU: LM.27679
ISBN 9790230976794.
BACH : Prelude de la 3e partita pour violon - Prelude de la 1re suite pour violoncelle - BEETHOVEN : Quintette pour piano, hautbois, clarinette, basson et cor - Septuor pour clarinette, cor, basson et quatuor a cordes - Sonate Eroica pour piano - Trio pour clarinette, violoncelle et piano - BRAHMS : Quintette pour clarinette et quatuor a cordes - Trio pour clarinette, violoncelle et piano - DEBUSSY : Esquisse technique sur la Rhapsodie - Extraits de la Suite ecossaise, La Mer, Pelleas et Melisande, l'Apres-midi d'un faune - KLOSE : Tarentelle - KREUTZER : Binaire Ternaire - MAYSEDER : Valse - MOZART : Concerto n. 23 pour piano - Quintette pour clarinette et quatuor a cordes - Trio des quilles pour clarinette, alto et piano - PAGANINI : 24e caprice pour violon - RACHMANINOV : Concerto n. 2 pour piano - RODE : Courante - Etude pour violon - Marche - Pralltriller - Scherzo - ROSSINI : 1er et 6e quatuors pour flute ou hautbois, clarinette, cor et basson - SCHUBERT : Octuor pour clarinette, cor, basson quatuor a cordes et contrebasse - SCHUMANN : Kreisleriana Op.16 et Fantaisie Op.12 - SPOHR : Pendule - VERDI : La Force du destin.
SKU: HL.50491917
SKU: TM.00945SET
Cem in sc. Solo in set.
SKU: SU.29130130
Eight Paganini Caprice Variations and a Fantasy.Eight Antiphonal Female Voices Duration: 7' Composed: 1990 Published by: Christopher Fulkerson.
