Liszt took to the life of the virtuoso very easily – his consummate skills meant that he rose to the top of the new world of the piano virtuosos that he found in Paris.
In fact, when he published his early works later in his life, he had to simplify them so that normal pianists could actually play them. He had a supreme technical mastery of the piano and composed works that were too difficult for most players to conquer. Franz Liszt was another of the young genius players. 24 in A Minor: Tema quasi presto – 11 Variations – FinaleĬaricature of Franz Liszt at the piano, circa 1845His life as a virtuoso, on a level with all the praise and excesses we now credit to rock stars, was an inspiration for another generation of performers, including Franz Liszt. 24 in A minor, is a wonderful exhibition of the kind of display that Paganini was so good at. His most famous work today are his 24 Caprices, and the final one, No. His tendencies towards excess was not helped by the hellish drugs, including mercury and opium, he took to deal with his syphilis, which caused both physical and psychological reactions. He had a great reputation as a lover and had an extravagant lifestyle. Paganini lived on his reputation and made it as outrageous as he could. Although the guitar accompaniment is rudimentary, the violin part has great, and largely original, technical difficulties. One of the tricks he wrote into the score was for the violinist to imitate the sound of bagpipes by bowing on the bridge of the violin. A work of his childhood, Carmangola, is a variation for violin and guitar of a song from the French Revolution. Paganini was a technical genius on the violin, aided by his long fingers, and became famous for the effects he could create on the violin. This led to the charges that he had achieved his success from collusion with the devil. This meant that he had a much longer reach on the violin strings than most violinists and also meant that what was easy for him to play was impossible for others. He was extraordinarily tall and thin and had correspondingly long fingers. Nicolò Paganini (1782-1840) was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time. These virtuosos were able to change the level of accepted playing by pushing the boundaries of what everyone knew could be done. This accusation has been levelled against performers from violinist Nicolò Paganini in the 18th century to guitarist Robert Johnson in the 20th century.
We’ve already seen the temptation of Tartini. Nicolò Paganini in the 1830sPerformers with extraordinary talent were often accused of having made a pact with the devil to achieve their seemingly un-human abilities.
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