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Paganini, Nicolò. (1782–1840). 24 Capricci Per Violino solo ... Dedicati agli Artisti. Op. Ia. - FIRST EDITION. Milano: Gio. Ricordi. [1820]. First Edition, First Printing. Upright folio. 46 p. Engraved. [PN] 403.Catalogo tematico p. 89; Fuld (rev. ed.) p. 455. A fine copy, with scattered light foxing, self-printed wrappers with some darkening around the edges and few small repairs to the borders.


The very rare first edition of Paganini's epoch-making classic of violin playing. The composer proudly announces the new era of the virtuoso on his title page,"Dedicati Agli ARTISTI"; that is, his work is explicitly aimed at professional virtuosos rather than amateur musicians. Paganini's Caprices became the inspiration for a new era in instrumental virtuosity in general, and provided well-known themes for many works modelled on them, including by Schumann (1831), Liszt (1851), Brahms (1863), Szymanowski (1918), Rachmaninov (1934), Lutoslawski (1941) and Lloyd Webber (1977).

Paganini, Nicolò. (1782–1840) 24 Capricci Per Violino solo ... Dedicati agli Artisti. Op. Ia. - FIRST EDITION

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Paganini, Nicolò. (1782–1840). 24 Capricci Per Violino solo ... Dedicati agli Artisti. Op. Ia. - FIRST EDITION. Milano: Gio. Ricordi. [1820]. First Edition, First Printing. Upright folio. 46 p. Engraved. [PN] 403.Catalogo tematico p. 89; Fuld (rev. ed.) p. 455. A fine copy, with scattered light foxing, self-printed wrappers with some darkening around the edges and few small repairs to the borders.


The very rare first edition of Paganini's epoch-making classic of violin playing. The composer proudly announces the new era of the virtuoso on his title page,"Dedicati Agli ARTISTI"; that is, his work is explicitly aimed at professional virtuosos rather than amateur musicians. Paganini's Caprices became the inspiration for a new era in instrumental virtuosity in general, and provided well-known themes for many works modelled on them, including by Schumann (1831), Liszt (1851), Brahms (1863), Szymanowski (1918), Rachmaninov (1934), Lutoslawski (1941) and Lloyd Webber (1977).