Italian early Romantic composer Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) combined personal magnatism with virtuoso violin playing and became an international star at a time when such was unheard of. His own compostions were written that they could showcase his talents and few of his time nor any other could completely master them.
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The most famous of Paganini's compositions, these caprices also provided ample material for later composers to write various transcriptions. Of these pieces, Number 24 is the single most often used, including Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra and Brahms' Variations on a Theme of Paganini for piano.
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