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-...(+)
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