Johann Strauss served as musical director to the court for the balls, and the audience was treated to music by Joseph Haydn, Nicolo Paganini and Franz Liszt.

) The Voyages of the Venetian Brothers Nicolo & Antonion Zeno to the Northern Seas in the XIVth Century.

) The Voyages of the Venetian Brothers Nicolo & Antonion Zeno to the Northern Seas in the XIVth Century.

) The Voyages of the Venetian Brothers Nicolo & Antonio Zeno to the Northern Seas in the XIVth Century.

Nicolo soon recognized Muzio ’ s musical talent and arranged for private musical instruction with a relative, Antonio Baroni, the maestro di cappella at St. Peter ’ s Basilica.

Unfortunately for Venice and its allies the sea battle between Venetian fleet under the command of Nicolo Pisani and Genoese fleet under Paganino Doria led to defeat of Venetians and Byzantine allies.

To oppose him, Venice had hired a condottiere army under the command of the Orsini cousins — Bartolomeo d ' Alviano and Nicolo di Pitigliano — but had failed to account for the fact that the two disagreed on how best to stop the French advance.

Under Nicolo ' Morosini ( 1336 ) the dispute between the clergy and republican government concerning the mortuary tithes was settled, though it began afresh under Paolo Foscari in 1367, only to end in 1376.

Navigatori class: 12 vessels-2010 t, among which Alvise da Mosto, Antonio da Noli, Antonio Pigafetta, Antoniotto Usodimare, Emmanuele Pesagno, Giovanni da Verazzano, Lanceloto Malocello, Leone Pancaldo, Luca Tarigo, Nicoloso da Recco, Nicolo Zeno, Ugolino Vivaldi

' Till Monkees Fly ' is produced by Michel " Magic Stick " Schoots from Urban Dance Squad ; the end mix was done by Phil Nicolo ( ZZ Top, Aerosmith, Urge Overkill ) and Bob Ludwig was responsible for the mastering of the album.

* Pietro Lombardo ( tombs of Doge Pietro Mocenigo on the west wall and Doges Pasquale Malipiero and Nicolo Marcello in the north aisle ; tomb of Alvise Diedo in the south aisle )

The 2005 recording of the four Rachmaninoff piano concerti and the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Stephen Hough during live performances has been compared to the recordings by the composer himself.

* Benno Moiseiwitsch ( GHCH 2326 Label: Guild Historical ) — Live recordings of Delius's Piano Concerto and Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini from the Proms in 1955.

Ruggiero Ricci ( July 24, 1918August 6, 2012 ) was an American violinist known for performances and recordings of the works of Paganini.

Michael Rabin recorded concertos by Mendelssohn, Glazunov, Paganini ( No. 1 in D major ; 2 recordings ), Wieniawski ( No. 1 in F-sharp minor, No. 2 in D minor ), and Tchaikovsky, as well as Bruch's Scottish Fantasy and the Paganini Caprices for solo violin.

1 of Paganini, and his recordings of contemporary works by Berio and Rochberg or his recording with Paula Robison of Robert Beaser ’ s Mountain Songs, which was nominated for a Grammy.

A number of projects, many with recordings new to Gavrilov's discography, were announced in 1992 but not realized: Bach's English Suites, the complete Beethoven piano concerti, the Choral Fantasia and the Diabelli Variations, as well as vaguer plans for works by Liszt ( Transcendental Etudes, Paganini Etudes ), Ravel's complete works for piano solo and with orchestra, and the piano concertos of Grieg and Schumann.

His early Columbia recordings with Ormandy ( c. 1957-58 ), released in Europe by Philips Records ( e. g. Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini ) preserve the mood of exhilaration which attended his European debuts.

Later, in 1972, a live performance of Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2 reunited Cliburn and Kondrashin with the Moscow Philharmonic in Moscow ; RCA Victor eventually released the performance, along with a studio recording of Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, on CD.

* CD program notes, Paganini Caprices Op.

* 1996 Paganini, Scarlatti, Giuliani & Villa-Lobos ( C ) ( Essential Classics )

: Berio, D. Scarlatti, Paganini, Mendelssohn, Beethoven & middot MusicMasters 67150-2

In 1835, Paganini returned to Parma, this time under the employ of Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria, Napoleon's second wife.

* Niccolò Paganini wrote a set of variations on this tune for violin and orchestra in 1828, under the title Maestosa Sonata Sentimentale

Also in 1946 he had a great success in Hamburg playing Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini under Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt.

Paganini immediately rose up, threw the manuscript under the bed sheet, and said that he had to protect his composition not only from Ernst's ears, but also his eyes.

* Poul Ruders — Etude and Ricercare ( 1994 ), Chaconne ( 1997 ), Pages 1 – 10 ( 2008 ); " Pages " 11-13 " ( 2010 )," Guitar Concerto No. 1 " Psalmodies "" for guitar and nine instruments ( 1986 ), " Solo Suite from Psalmodies " ( 1987 ); " Guitar Concerto No. 2 " Paganini Variations "" for guitar and orchestra ( 2000 ); Solo version of " Paganini Variations " ( 2002 ); New Rochelle Suite ( 2005 ) for guitar and percussion ; Schrodinger's Cat ( 12 Canons for Violin and Guitar ) ( 2012 )

Paganini was instrumental in the revival and popularization of these violinistic techniques, which are now incorporated into regular compositions.

The idea of selling one's soul for instrumental skills pre-dates the American South as several virtuoso classical musicians such as Paganini had stories told about selling their soul for music prowess ( and that story may reference back to medieval troubadour doing something similar ).

On 10 April 2012 he released a new instrumental track named " Dinner with Paganini ", which was made available as a free download through PledgeMusic, as well as a revised name for a potential new album, Classical Variations and Themes II: Credo.

Schumann did not number Sphinxes ( which comes between the 8th and 9th numbered sections ) and Intermezzo: Paganini ( between the 16th and 17th ).

Other instruments associated with Paganini include the Antonio Amati 1600, the Nicolò Amati 1657, the Paganini-Desaint 1680 Stradivari, the Guarneri-filius Andrea 1706, the Le Brun 1712 Stradivari, the Vuillaume c. 1720 Bergonzi, the Hubay 1726 Stradivari, and the Comte Cozio di Salabue 1727 violins ; the Countess of Flanders 1582 da Salò-di Bertolotti, and the Mendelssohn 1731 Stradivari violas ; the Piatti 1700 Goffriller, the Stanlein 1707 Stradivari, and the Ladenburg 1736 Stradivari cellos ; and the Grobert of Mirecourt 1820 ( guitar ).

* Frédéric Chopin – Souvenir de Paganini for solo piano ( 1829 ; published posthumously )

3 ( 1832 ; piano ); 6 Concert Studies on Caprices by Paganini, Op.

Paganini changed his mind about playing the piece himself when he saw the first sketches for the work ; he expressed misgivings over its outward lack of complexity.

Delacroix produced several fine self-portraits, and a number of memorable portraits which seem to have been done purely for pleasure, among which were the portrait of fellow artist Baron Schwiter, an inspired small oil of the violinist Nicolò Paganini, and Portrait of Frédéric Chopin and George Sand, a double portrait of his friends, the composer Frédéric Chopin and writer George Sand ; the painting was cut after his death, but the individual portraits survive.

35 ; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.

Sonata 15 is famous for one of its themes, which matches the theme of Paganini's Caprice No. 24 almost exactly ; it is possible that Paganini was inspired by Biber, just as Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms and Sergei Rachmaninov were later inspired by Paganini's Caprice.

The eventual composition of Roméo et Juliette as we know it now was made possible by the generous gift of 20, 000 francs by Niccolò Paganini ; after hearing a performance of Harold en Italie at the Paris Conservatoire on 16 December 1838, the great virtuoso had publicly knelt before Berlioz and hailed him as the heir of Beethoven.

28, Sonata No. 2 and Polonaise in A-flat ; Beethoven ’ s Moonlight Sonata, Brahms ’ Variations on a Theme of Paganini, and Francks ’ s Prelude, Choral and Fugue ; Schumann ’ s Fantasy, Op.

The folklore of the " Devil's violin ," classically exemplified by a similar story told of Niccolò Paganini, is widespread ; it is a subset of the " Deal with the Devil.

* Witold Lutosławski – Variations on a Theme by Paganini ( 1940 – 41 ), for two pianos ; in 1978 he made a version for piano and orchestra

He drew his inspiration from two violin makers: Antonio Stradivari, his favorite violin being the " Le Messie ( Messiah ), and Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù and the " Cannone " which belonged to Niccolò Paganini ; others such as Maggini, Da Salò and Nicolò Amati were also imitated, but to a lesser extent.

The Ladies ' Musical Society was particularly prominent in bringing world-class performers to Seattle ; a pinnacle among their programming was a 1908 concert where Fritz Kreisler and Harold Bauer performed Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata, Brahms ' Paganini Variations, Schubert's Moments Musicaux, and Schumann's Fantasiestücke.

Paganini did not hear the work he had commissioned until 16 December 1838 ; then he was so overwhelmed by it that, following the performance, he dragged Berlioz onto the stage and there knelt and kissed his hand before a wildly cheering audience and applauding musicians.

Intermezzo: Paganini ( F minor ; Presto )

:* An evocation of Niccolò Paganini ; it leads into a reprise of the Valse allemande