Paganini's 'I palpiti' features three variations, including multiple stopping, artificial harmonics, bowed staccato, double stopping, and extended left-hand pizzicato.
Performer Biography
Dmitry Yablonsky, the conductor, comes from a musical family; his mother is pianist Oxana Yablonskaya, and his father, Albert Zaionz, was principal oboist in the Moscow Radio Orchestra.
Composer Biography
Paganini, born in Genoa in 1782, was first taught violin by his amateur father, then by Giacomo Costa, and later studied composition under Paer.
Cultural Impact
Paganini's playing inspired other 19th-century performers, including Chopin, who wrote piano Etudes, and Liszt, who composed his Paganini studies in 1838.
Performer Biography
Ivan Pochekin, the violinist on this recording, was born in Moscow in 1987 and won the 2005 Vaclav Huml International Competition and the 2005 Paganini Moscow International Violin Competition.
Composer Biography
Paganini's gaunt appearance and sombre clothing led to legends of his association with the Devil, which he denied, instead claiming an angelic visitation foretold his birth and genius.
Composition History
Paganini's Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, dating from about 1830, only survived as a violin part and was completed by Federico Mompellio for its first modern performance in 1959.
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