Ehsan Saboohi

Metamorphosis on theme of Paganini
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  Metamorphosis on theme of Paganini  
     
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Description

Alternative title Metamorphosis on theme of Paganini for solo piano
ComposerEhsan Saboohi
PublisherEhsan Saboohi
Genre Classical / Contemporary
Instrumentation Piano
Scored forSolo
Type of scoreFor a single performer
Movement(s) 1 to 15 from 15
Duration 12'30"
LanguageEnglish
Difficulty Very difficult
Year of composition 2009
Description Caprice No. 24 in A minor is the final caprice of Niccolò Paganini's 24 Caprices, and a famous work for solo violin. The work, in the key of A minor, consists of a theme, 11 variations, and a finale.
The caprice has provided a rich seam of material for works by subsequent composers. Compositions based on it, and transcriptions of it, include:
Boris Blacher − Variations on a Theme by Paganini (1947), for orchestra
Witold Lutosławski − Variations on a Theme by Paganini (1940-41), for two pianos; in 1978 he made a version for piano and orchestra.
Franz Liszt - Grande Fantaisie de bravoure sur La Clochette for solo piano. S.420 (1832-4)
Franz Liszt − the sixth and last of his Études d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini for solo piano, S.140 (1838)
Franz Liszt - the above work (S.140/6) was revised and simplified in 1850 as the sixth and last of the Six Grandes Études de Paganini for solo piano, S.141)
Franz Liszt - Grand Fantaisie (Variations) sur des thèmes de Paganini for solo piano, S.700
Upload date 16 Aug 2009
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