Despite being considered among Niccolò Paganini's finest chamber works by serious scholars, his guitar quartets are still not part of the standard repertoire and have few recordings.
Composition History
While Paganini's first six guitar quartets were published in 1820, ten others remained in manuscript form and were only gradually published after 1972.
Composition History
Niccolò Paganini began writing his guitar quartets around 1813, dedicating them to friends and acquaintances in Genoa.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Paganini's quartets were primarily intended as entertainment works for private performances among friends, yet he dedicated significant care to their composition.
Instruments
Mario Hossen performs on a G.B. Guadagnini violin from 1749, which is provided to him by the Austrian National Bank.
Performer Biography
Mario Hossen, the founder of the Paganini Ensemble Vienna, is a Bulgarian-Austrian concert violinist considered a leading interpreter of Paganini's music.
Composer Biography
Paganini often sought the opinion of his friend Luigi Guglielmo Germi, a lawyer, on his quartets, as evidenced by numerous letters.
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