Caprice No. 24 (Paganini)
Caprice No. 24 in A minor is the final caprice of Niccolò Paganini's 24 Caprices, and a famous work for solo violin. The caprice, in the key of A minor, consists of a theme, 11 variations, and a finale. His 24 Caprices were probably composed between 1802 and 1817, while he was in the service of the Baciocchi court.
It is widely considered one of the most difficult pieces ever written for the solo violin. It requires many highly advanced techniques such as parallel octaves and rapid shifting covering many intervals, extremely fast scales and arpeggios including minor scales, left hand pizzicato, high positions, and quick string crossings. Also, there are many double stops, including thirds and tenths.
– Used the main theme for an interlude on electric guitar on the song Angels Cry, from the album of same name
Angra
– used as a basis for the main riff in the song Igra's Ognyom (Playing with Fire) from the 1989 album of the same name. The plot of the song concerns a fictional violinist who is based on Paganini
Aria
– arranged it for violin with piano accompaniment, and added some variations of his own
Leopold Auer
- Paganini Variations, for solo piano (1987–1989) (reference: www.polmic.pl)
Rafał Augustyn
– Variations on a Theme by Paganini, for solo piano (2007)
Luc Baiwir
– Ethnic Variations on a Theme of Paganini, for violin and piano
David Baker
– Caprice of Otada is based on Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and is used in Pump it Up NX2
BanYa
– recorded a version transcribed for trumpet
Alison Balsom
– Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Niccolo Paganini, a wind band arrangement with each variation as a solo for a particular section
James Barnes
– Variations on a Theme by Paganini, for solo piano (1950 ?)
Isaak Berkovich
– Variations on a Theme by Paganini (1947), for orchestra
Boris Blacher
– Variations on a Theme by Paganini, for cello solo
Hans Bottermund
– Paganiana, for two pianos
Charles Camilleri
– quotes Niccolò Paganini's Caprice No. 24 in his Rondo à la Krakowiak and includes a variation on the quotation
Frédéric Chopin
- Excursions for Bass Clarinet, a series of variations on the main theme
Keith Ramon Cole
– transcribed all 24 Caprices for solo guitar
Eliot Fisk
– Studies on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 47b (1914), for solo piano
Ignaz Friedman
– Paganini Rhapsody (2007)
David Garrett
– Caprice XXIV
Benny Goodman
– adapted the 24th Caprice for electric guitar
The Great Kat
– Variations on a Theme of Paganini (1902), for solo piano
Mark Hambourg
– Variations on a Theme by Paganini, for solo piano (2011)
Marc-André Hamelin
– Paganini Personal, for marimba and piano
Toshi Ichiyanagi
– Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, for piano and orchestra (2001)
Lowell Liebermann
– the sixth and last of his Études d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini for solo piano, S.140 (1838) – revised and republished in 1851 as Six Grandes Études de Paganini, S.141
Franz Liszt
– Variations (1977), Variations (album) originally for cello and rock band, and used as the theme for The South Bank Show, later also arranged for cello and orchestra; Song & Dance – the Dance part is a reworked version of Variations
Andrew Lloyd Webber
– Violin Concerto No. 2: Paganiniana, (2018) for violin and Pierrot Ensemble
David Ludwig
– Variations on a Theme by Paganini, for two pianos (1940–41) or for piano and orchestra (1978)
Witold Lutosławski
– Used the main theme for an interlude on electric guitar on the song Prophet of Doom, from his album War to End All Wars
Yngwie Malmsteen
Nikolai Managazze - Paganiniana (2014)
– Caprice No. 24 variations, Denis Matsuev Quartet, jazz (2010)
Denis Matsuev
– Paganiniana, an arrangement for solo violin of the 24th Caprice, with variations based on the other caprices
Nathan Milstein
– Desperate Measures Paganini Variations, Op.48
Robert Muczynski
– Paganini Variations, for Violin (and Piano 'ad libitum') "to Ruggiero Ricci", Op. 25 (1997)
Paolo Pessina
– Variations on a Paganini Theme, for cello and orchestra (1946), later arranged for cello and piano
Gregor Piatigorsky
– Paganini Metamorphasis, for solo piano
Simon Proctor
– Capriccio di Niccolo for Trumpet and Orchestra (1994). Nine Variants on Paganini for Double Bass and Orchestra, also for Double Bass and Piano (2001). Paganini in Metropolis for Clarinet and Wind Symphony (2001), also for Clarinet and Orchestra (2002)
Frank Proto
– 9 Variations on Paganini's Caprice No. 24, 12 Variations on Paganini's Caprice No. 24, both for violin and piano
Manuel Quiroga
– Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 (1934), a set of 24 variations for piano and orchestra
Sergei Rachmaninoff
– 50 Caprice Variations for solo violin (1970)
George Rochberg
– Variations on Theme of Paganini, for solo piano (1988)
Alexander Rosenblatt
– Metamorphosis on Theme of Paganini, for solo piano (2009)
Ehsan Saboohi
– Paganini Jazz in Say Plays Say, for solo piano (1988)
Fazıl Say
– Concerto Nicolò, for piano left hand and orchestra (2003)
Stanisław Skrowaczewski
Joe Stump – used the main theme for an interpretation on the song Paganini's Revenge on the album . The track also incorporates elements from Paganini's 5th Caprice
Guitar Dominance
– No. 3 from Trzy kaprysy Paganiniego (3 Caprices de Paganini), Op. 40 (1918); transcriptions for violin and piano[2]
Karol Szymanowski
– Variations on a Theme of Paganini, theme and 10 variations for Pipe organ. All except the last variation are for solo organ pedals
George Thalben-Ball
– Paganini Variations, for both wind band and brass band
Philip Wilby
– Classical Thump, A Show Of Hands
Victor Wooten
– Variations on Paganini's Caprice No. 24, for violin and piano, Op. posthumous
Eugène Ysaÿe
The caprice has provided a rich seam of material for works by subsequent composers. Compositions based on it, and transcriptions of it, include:
Violin sheet music for this piece
File:Caprice-24-a4.pdf
(arranged for guitar)