Capriccio diabolico (Omaggio a Paganini), Op. 85
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Capriccio diabolico (Omaggio a Paganini), Op. 85 is a virtuosic solo guitar piece that pays tribute to Niccolò Paganini’s dazzling violin style through brilliant, technically demanding writing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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solo guitar piece ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | 1945 ⓘ |
| basedOn | violin style of Niccolò Paganini ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | Castelnuovo-Tedesco guitar works catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
arpeggios
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brilliant passagework ⓘ left-hand stretches ⓘ rapid scales ⓘ technical difficulty ⓘ virtuosic runs ⓘ |
| composer | Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerStyle | neo-Romantic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Andrés Segovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicationNote | written for Andrés Segovia as a showpiece ⓘ |
| firstPerformer | Andrés Segovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | classical guitar music ⓘ |
| hasMovement | single continuous movement ⓘ |
| homageTo | Niccolò Paganini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Paganini caprices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo guitar ⓘ |
| key | A minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Andrés Segovia
NERFINISHED
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Christopher Parkening NERFINISHED ⓘ John Williams (guitarist) NERFINISHED ⓘ Julian Bream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Andrés Segovia’s recording for Decca
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John Williams’s recording for CBS/Sony ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 85 ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| publisher | G. Ricordi & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Guitar Concerto in D major, Op. 99
NERFINISHED
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Sonatina for guitar, Op. 52, No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | advanced guitar technique ⓘ |
| style | virtuosic ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Diabolical Caprice (Homage to Paganini) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 7 minutes ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
concert repertoire
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guitar competitions ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
rapid position shifts
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tremolo ⓘ wide intervals ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | 85 ⓘ |
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