Paganini Variations

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The 24th Caprice for solo violin by Niccolò Paganini, itself a set of theme and variations, has provided a rich seam of material for works by subsequent composers. Compositions based on it include:

No. 6 of Grandes Etudes de Paganini S141 (1838, revised 1851) for solo piano, by Franz Liszt
Variations on a Theme of Paganini op. 35 (1862-63) for solo piano, by Johannes Brahms
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini op. 43 (1934) for piano and orchestra, by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Variations on a Theme by N Paganini (1947), for orchestra, by Boris Blacher
Variations on a Theme by Paganini (1940-41), for two pianos, by Witold Lutosławski, also arranged (in 1978) for piano and orchestra
Caprice XXIV, by Benny Goodman
Variations (1977) by Andrew Lloyd Webber, originally for cello and rock band, later also arranged for cello and orchestra

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