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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Capriccio diabolico (Omaggio a Paganini), Op. 85 canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Capriccio diabolico (Omaggio a Paganini), Op. 85 Context triple: [Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, wroteWork, Capriccio diabolico (Omaggio a Paganini), Op. 85]
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A.
Paganini Variations, Op. 35
Paganini Variations, Op. 35 is a virtuosic set of piano variations by Johannes Brahms based on a theme by Niccolò Paganini, renowned for its technical difficulty and inventive treatment of the original melody.
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B.
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1 is a landmark set of highly virtuosic solo violin pieces by Niccolò Paganini that are renowned for their technical difficulty and influence on violin repertoire.
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C.
Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Kreisleriana, Op. 16 is a highly expressive and structurally innovative piano cycle by Robert Schumann, inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s literary character Johannes Kreisler and regarded as one of the composer’s greatest keyboard works.
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 is a virtuosic concert work for piano and orchestra by Sergei Rachmaninoff that famously transforms Niccolò Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 into a series of inventive variations.
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Capricho No. 43
Capricho No. 43 is a famous etching by Francisco Goya depicting a sleeping figure beset by nightmarish creatures, symbolizing the chaos unleashed when reason is abandoned.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Capriccio diabolico (Omaggio a Paganini), Op. 85 Target entity description: 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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A.
Paganini Variations, Op. 35
Paganini Variations, Op. 35 is a virtuosic set of piano variations by Johannes Brahms based on a theme by Niccolò Paganini, renowned for its technical difficulty and inventive treatment of the original melody.
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B.
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1 is a landmark set of highly virtuosic solo violin pieces by Niccolò Paganini that are renowned for their technical difficulty and influence on violin repertoire.
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C.
Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Kreisleriana, Op. 16 is a highly expressive and structurally innovative piano cycle by Robert Schumann, inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s literary character Johannes Kreisler and regarded as one of the composer’s greatest keyboard works.
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D.
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 is a virtuosic concert work for piano and orchestra by Sergei Rachmaninoff that famously transforms Niccolò Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 into a series of inventive variations.
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E.
Capricho No. 43
Capricho No. 43 is a famous etching by Francisco Goya depicting a sleeping figure beset by nightmarish creatures, symbolizing the chaos unleashed when reason is abandoned.
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Statements (45)
| 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
ⓘ
linked to:
The Well-Tempered Guitars, Op. 199
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| characteristic |
arpeggios
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brilliant passagework ⓘ left-hand stretches ⓘ rapid scales ⓘ technical difficulty ⓘ virtuosic runs ⓘ |
| composer | Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco ⓘ |
| composerStyle | neo-Romantic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Andrés Segovia ⓘ |
| dedicationNote | written for Andrés Segovia as a showpiece ⓘ |
| firstPerformer | Andrés Segovia ⓘ |
| genre | classical guitar music ⓘ |
| hasMovement | single continuous movement ⓘ |
| homageTo | Niccolò Paganini ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Paganini caprices ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo guitar ⓘ |
| key | A minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Andrés Segovia
ⓘ
Christopher Parkening ⓘ John Williams (guitarist) ⓘ Julian Bream ⓘ |
| 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.
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linked to:
G. Ricordi & C.
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| relatedWorkByComposer |
Guitar Concerto in D major, Op. 99
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linked to:
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 99
Sonatina for guitar, Op. 52, No. 1 ⓘ
linked to:
Sonatina for guitar, Op. 52 No. 1
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| requires | advanced guitar technique ⓘ |
| style | virtuosic ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Diabolical Caprice (Homage to Paganini) ⓘ |
| 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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