List of compositions by Niccolò Paganini

This is a list of the compositions of the Italian virtuoso violinist Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840).

With MS number

Year Op. M.S. catalog[1] Title Key Instruments Notes
1795 c. 1 Carmagnola con variazioni (Carmagnola variations) A Violin / Guitar 14 Variations on the French Hymn "Carmagnole"
1803 61 2 Sonata concertata A Violin / Guitar
1803/04 3 Grande Sonata A Violin / Guitar
1804 4 "Divertimenti Carnevaleschi", 20 pieces 2 Violins / bass for 2 violins and cello; (aka. Divertimenti Carnascialeschi); sections: Minuetto, Alessandrina 1-6, Perigordino 1-2, Valzer 1-4, Scozzese, Inglese 1-6, Variazioni
1805/09 5 Sonata "Napoleone" Eb Violin / Orch. Sonata with variations for the fourth string
1805/09 6 Duo Merveille (Sonata for solo violin) C Violin (aka. Duet for solo violin, Merveille de Paganini)
1805/09 7 3 "Lucca" Sonatas (Opera III)
1805/09 8 "Entrata d'Adone nella reggia di Venere" Violin / Guitar Entrance of Adonis in the Royal Palace of Venus
1805/09 9 6 "Lucca" Sonatas (Opera I) Violin / Guitar
1805/09 10 6 "Lucca" Sonatas (Opera II) Violin / Guitar
1805/09 11 6 "Lucca" Sonatas (Opera IV) Violin / Guitar
1805/09 12 6 "Lucca" Sonatas (Opera V) Violin / Guitar
1805/09 13 6 "Lucca" Sonatas (Opera VI) Violin / Guitar
1805/06 14 Serenata per Rovene e Mandolin / Guitar also for violin and guitar[2]
1805/06 15 4 Notturni un Quartetto Violin / Piano
1805/06 16 Serenata g Mandolin / Guitar
1808 17 Serenata (Trio) C Guitar / Strings guitar, viola and cello
1810 (before) 18 Polacca con variazioni A Violin / Orch. Polacca with variations
1813 8 19 Le Streghe (aka. Witches Dance) D Violin / Orch. Variations on a theme from the ballet of Salvatore Viganò Il noce di Benevento, music by Franz Xaver Süssmayr. First performed at a solo concert in La Scala on October 29, 1813. The audience was so impressed that has requested a repeat.[3] Jean Schneitzhoeffer was so inspired by Paganini's performance that repelled Le Streghe in the scene of the Madge's witchcraft which opens Act II of his ballet La Sylphide (1832).[4]
1815 c. 20 3 String Quartets d, Eb, a String Quartet 2 violins, viola and cello
1816 6 21 Violin Concerto No.1 D Violin / Orch. Eb, but usually transposed to D[5]
1819 12 22 "Non più mesta accanto al fuoco" (Introduzione e variazioni su) Eb Violin / Orch. Introduction and Variations on a Theme from La Cenerentola, Rossini
1818/19 23 Sonata "a Preghiera" (aka. Moses Fantasy) c/C Violin / Orch. Variations for the fourth string on the theme "Dal tuo stellato soglio" from Mosè in Egitto, Rossini
1819 24 Pot-Pourri [6] Violin / Orch. 1831[5]
1818 (before) 1 25 24 Capricci Violin in the form of études, dedicated Alli Artisti
1805/09 2 26 6 Sonatas (Sonatine), opus II A, C, d, A, D, a Violin / Guitar dedicated "Al Signor Agostino Dellepiane": No.1 (I. Menuetto. Adagio; II. Polonese. Quasi Allegro) - No.2 (I. Larghetto espressivo; II. Allegro spiritoso) - No.3 (I. Adagio maestoso; II. Andantino. Galantemente) - No.4 (I. "La Sinagoga". Andante Caleando; II. Andantino con brio) - No.5 (I. Andante moderato. Impostatamente; II. Allegro spiritoso) - No.6 (I. Largo. Con precisione; II. Tempo di Valtz).
1805/09 3 27 6 Sonatas (Sonatine), opus III A, G, D, a, A, e Violin / Guitar dedicated "Alla ragazza Eleonora (Quilici)": No.1 (I. Larghetto; II. Presto variato) - No.2 (I. Adagio; II. Andantino scherzoso) - No.3 (I. Andante sostenuto; II. Rondò. Molto allegro) - No.4. (I. Andante. Largo; II. Allegretto motteggiando) - No.5 (I. Adagio amoroso; II. Allegretto energicamente. Minore) - No.6 (I. Andante innocentemente; II. Allegro vivo e spiritoso).
1806/16 4/1 28 Guitar Quartet No.1 a Guitar / Strings for guitar, violin, viola and cello / (I. Introduzione. Andante marcato - Vivace: II. Minuetto alla marsigliese. Andantino; III. Tema. Adagetto cantabile - Var.I-III) / 1813–15c,[2] 1806–16[5]
1806/16 4/2 29 Guitar Quartet No.2 C Guitar / Strings for guitar, violin, viola and cello / (I. Moderato; II. Minuetto. Andante; III. Larghetto; IV. Rondò. Allegretto) / 1813–15c,[2] 1806–16[5]
1806/16 4/3 30 Guitar Quartet No.3 A Guitar / Strings for guitar, violin, viola and cello / (I. Pour-pourri. Allegro; II. Minuetto alla spagnola. Andantino; III. Romanza. Adagio non tanto; IV. Rondò. Allegretto) / 1813–15c,[2] 1806–16[5]
1813/15 5/1 31 Guitar Quartet No.4 D Guitar / Strings for guitar, violin, viola and cello / dedicated "Alle amatrici" (I. Presto; II. Canone a tre. Andante sottovoce e staccato - Trio; III. Tema. Cantabile, quasi larghetto - Var.I-III; IV. Finale. Prestissimo)
1813/15 5/2 32 Guitar Quartet No.5 C Guitar / Strings for guitar, violin, viola and cello / dedicated "Alle amatrici" (I. Allegro; II. Minuetto. Allegretto; III. Cantabile. Larghetto; IV. Polacca. Quasi presto)
1813/15 5/3 33 Guitar Quartet No.6 d Guitar / Strings for guitar, violin, viola and cello / dedicated "Alle amatrici" (I. Allegro; II. Canone a tre. Allegro moderato; III. Tema. Cantabile, quasi larghetto - Var.I-III; IV. Polacchetta. Allegro con brio)
1817/18 34 Guitar Quartet No.7 E Guitar / Strings for guitar, violin, viola and cello (I. Allegro moderato; II. Minuetto. Allegretto; III. Adagio cantabile. Sostenuto con passione; IV. Rondò. Vivace)
1817/18 35 Guitar Quartet No.8 A Guitar / Strings for guitar, violin, viola and cello (I. Allegro; II. Minuetto. Andantino; III. Cantabile. Molto adagio; IV. Rondò. Allegretto)
1818 36 Guitar Quartet No.9 D Guitar / Strings for guitar, violin, viola and cello (I. Allegro moderato; II. Minuetto alla Valtz. Allegretto mosso; III. Adagio. Sostenuto, appassionatamente; IV. Finale. Allegro vivace)
1818 37 Guitar Quartet No.10 A Guitar / Strings for guitar, violin, viola and cello (I. Allegro; II. Minuetto Scherzo. Allegretto mosso; III. Adagio cantabile; IV. Rondò. Andantino con brio)
1819 38 Guitar Quartet No.11 B Guitar / Strings for guitar, violin, viola and cello (I. Allegretto moderato; II. Minuetto. Allegretto; III. Larghetto, con passione; IV. Polacca. Andantino)
1819 39 Guitar Quartet No.12 a Guitar / Strings for violin, viola, cello and guitar (I.Allegro giusto; II. Adagio tenuto, con precisione; III. Minuetto. Allegretto mosso)
1819 40 Guitar Quartet No.13 f Guitar / Strings for guitar, violin, viola and cello (I. Allegro con brio; II. Minuetto. Allegretto; III. Larghetto, tenuto con anima; IV. Finale. Prestissimo)
1819 41 Guitar Quartet No.14 A Guitar / Strings for violin, viola, cello and guitar (I. Allegro maestoso; II. Minuetto Scherzo. Allegretto; III. Largo con sentimento; IV. Finale. Allegro vivace)
1820 42 Guitar Quartet No.15 a Guitar / Strings for guitar, violin, viola and cello (I. Maestoso; II. Minuetto a canone. Andantino; III. Recitativo. Andante sostenuto, con sentimento; IV. Adagio cantabile; V. Rondò. Allegretto)
1820 c. 43 43 Ghiribizzi (phantasies) n.a. Guitar No.16 "Nel cor più non mi sento" (Violin solo version, 1821)[2] / No.17 "Le Streghe" / No.20 "Là ci darem la mano" (Don Giovanni)
1827 38 44 Nel cor più non mi sento G Violin Introduction and variations on "Nel cor più non mi sento" from La Molinara (1788) by Giovanni Paisiello
1823/24 19 45 Cantabile e Valtz E Violin / Guitar 1823,[5] 1824c[2]
1824 46 Sonata Militare ("Non più andrai") [6] Violin / Orch. Variations for the fourth string on the theme "Non piu andrai" from The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart
1818 c. 47 Sonata con variazioni ("Pria ch'io l'impegno") E Violin / Orch. Variations on the theme "Pria ch'io l'impegno" from L'amor marinaro, Joseph Weigl / 1818,[2] 1828[5]
1826 7 48 Violin Concerto No.2 b Violin / Orch. 3rd movement (Rondo) aka. La Campanella, Rondo a la clochette
1826 c. 49 Adagio Bm/Eb Violin / Orch. Alternative Adagio for Violin Concerto No.2
1826 50 Violin Concerto No.3 E Violin / Orch.
1828 51 Maestosa Sonata Sentimentale Violin / Orch. Variations for the fourth string on the theme "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" (Austrian national anthem) by Joseph Haydn
1828 52 La Tempesta ("Grande Sonata drammatica") Violin / Orch. While in Vienna, Paganini commissioned Joseph Panny, fellow violinist and composer, to write the "Tempest" on 25 May 1828 (it was completed on 14 June), supervising himself the composition. It is scored in various sections: a) Prelude. Whirlwind - b) Start of the Storm - c) Prayer - d) Alarm at Sea - d) Great Storm - e) General Alert - f) Calm (Andantino cantabile) – g) Finale (Theme, 2 Variations and Coda). Violin and Piano reduction by Daniele Zanettovich - World modern première - video on YouTube
1828 53 E pur amabile Vocal / Piano Aria for soprano and piano
1828 54 Capriccio G Violin (aka. Preludio)
1831 c. 55 Sonatina e Polacchetta (with variations) Bb [6] Violin / Orch. 1829,[2] 1831[5]
1829 9 56 Variations on "God Save the King" (Heil dir im Siegerkranz) Violin Variations on the English national anthem (aka. "God Save the Queen")
1829 57 Sonata Varsavia Violin / Orch. Variations on a mazurka by J. Elsner / Violin part only, orchestra part lost
1828/29 58 Sonata Appassionata [6] Violin / Orch. 1829,[2] 1828[5]
1829 10 59 Il Carnevale di Venezia ("The Carnival of Venice") A Violin / Orch. Variations on the neapolitan song "O mamma, mamma cara"
1829/30 60 Violin Concerto No.4 d Violin / Orch.
1830 61 Sonata amorosa Galante [6] Violin / Orch.
1830 62 Quel jour heureux (Patriotic Song) Vocal / Chorus / Piano for soloist, male choir and piano, on a G. Harrys text
1831 63 Rondo A Violin / Cello
1831 64 St Patrick's Day [6] Violin / Orch. Variation on the Irish folktune[5]
1831 c. 65 Concertino "to Mr.Henry" E Misc. / Orch. for horn, bassoon and orchestra / dedicated to "Mr. Antoine Nicholas Henry" (I. Larghetto; II. Allegro moderato)
1831/32 66 Perpetuela (Sonata a movimento perpetuo) C Violin / Orch. 2 versions (incomplete work): with piano or orchestra (A or Bb)[5]
1828/32 67 Le Couvent du Mont St.Bernard (The Couvent of the Mount Saint Bernard) Misc. / Orch. for violin, wordless chorus and orchestra (I. Andante sonnolento; II. Pendule. Lento; III. Minuetto. Moderato; IV. L'aurora. Lento - Maestoso; V. Rondò del campanello)
1831/33 68 Caprice d'adieu (Farewell Caprice) Violin Dedicated "A mon ami M. E. Eliason" / 1831c,[5] 1833c[2]
1833 69 Terzetto D Guitar / Strings for guitar, violin and cello
1834 70 Sonata per la Grand Viola (Sonata for large viola) c Viola / Orch.
1835 14 71a Variazioni sul Barucabà (Barucaba variations) Violin (original version for solo violin) 60 Variations on the Genoese folksong "Barucabà" (Part I: Tema in A major, with 20 Var. - Part II: Tema in C major, with 20 Var. - Part III: Tema in D major, with 20 Var.)
1835 14 71b Variazioni sul Barucabà (Barucaba variations) Violin / Guitar (2nd version for violin and guitar) 60 Variations on the Genoese folksong "Barucabà"
1835 11 72 Moto Perpetuo (Perpetual Motion) C Violin / Guitar (Allegro vivace a movimento perpetuo) / (Violin and Piano version, ed. by Ferdinand David)
1835 11 72 Moto Perpetuo (Perpetual Motion) C Violin / Orch. (Allegro vivace a movimento perpetuo)
1838 c. 73 La Primavera, Sonata with variations A Violin / Orch. violin part only, Arr. acc. Piano M. Kergl (1952)[5]
1838 c. 74 Balletto Campestre, Variazioni su un tema comico Violin / Orch. Variations on a comic theme
1815 (before) posth. 75 Violin Concerto No.6 (aka. No."0") e Violin / Orch. orchestration from the Guitar manuscript by Federico Mompellio and Francesco Fiore, published in 1973
1819/26 76 Tarantella a Violin / Orch.
1819 13 77 I palpiti A Violin / Piano Introduction and Variations on the theme "Di tanti palpiti" from Tancredi, Rossini (piano accomp. by Composer); also arranged for violin and piano by Fritz Kreisler.
1819 13 77 I palpiti (Heartbeats) A Violin / Orch. Introduction and Variations on the theme "Di tanti palpiti" from Tancredi, Rossini
1830 78 Violin Concerto No.5 a Violin / Orch. orchestral parts reconstructed from the solo part in 1959 by Federico Mompellio
1810/1813 79 Sonata "Maria Luisa" E[5] Violin / Orch. Sonata with variations for the fourth string / Orch. (part lost) / Guitar (arr. version) / 1810,[2] 1813[5]
80 Valtz Violin
81 Inno patriottico (Patriotic hymn) A Violin Allegro with 6 variations
82 Tema variato A Violin Theme with 7 variations[5]
83 Sonata for solo violin A Violin
84 37 Sonatas (Sonate) Guitar
85 5 Sonatinas (Sonatine) Guitar 6 Sonatine[2]
86 Allegretto A Guitar from 12 pieces without number (c or d1)[2]
87 Sonata E Guitar
88 Andantino G Guitar
89 Andantino C Guitar from 12 pieces without number (b or f2)[2]
90 Allegretto A Guitar from 12 pieces without number (c or d1)[2]
91 Allegretto a Guitar
92 Valtz C Guitar from 12 pieces without number (e1 or e2)[2]
93 untitled (Rondò) A Guitar
94 Rondoncino E Guitar
95 Allegretto C Guitar
96 Valtz E Guitar from 12 pieces without number (f1)[2]
97 Andantino C Guitar from 12 pieces without number (b or f2)[2]
1800c 98 Sinfonia della Lodovisia D Guitar
99 Andantino G Guitar
100 Valtz C Guitar from 12 pieces without number (e1 or e2)[2]
101 Trio F Guitar
102 Andantino f Guitar
103 Marcia (Una gran marcha) E Guitar Marche en Mi Majeur[2]
104 Minuetto "Che va chiamando Dida" Guitar aka. "Che va chiamando Dida e Perigordino"[2]
105 Marziale (con Trio) E Guitar
106 Minuetto E Mandolin
1802 c.[5] 107 3 Duetti (Concertante duets) Strings violin and cello
108 Sonata a violino e viola Strings violin and viola
1822/24 17 109 Cantabile D Violin / Piano
110 6 Duetti Violin / Guitar Nos.3–6 originally published as "Quattro Sonatine"[5]
1807 63 111 Duetto amoroso C Violin / Guitar I. Principio (Beginning): Allegretto; II. Preghiera (Prayer): Andante; III. Acconsentito (Acconsented): Allegretto; IV. Timidezza (Shyness): Allegro; V. Contentezza (Happiness): Andantino; VI. Lite (Argument): Allegro assai; VII. Pace (Peace): Comodo; VIII. Segnale d'amore (Love Sign): Allegretto; IX. Notizia della partenza (News of departure): Allegretto moderato; X. Distacco (Separation): Allegro molto.
1828 (after) 64 112 A Centone di sonate, (18) Sonatas - Lettera A (Nos.1–6) A, D, C, A, E, A Violin / Guitar 1. No.1 (I. Introduzione. Larghetto; II. Allegro maestoso. Tempo di marcia, Maggiore; III. Rondoncino. Allegro, Trio. Minore) - 2. No.2 (I. Adagio cantabile; II. Rondoncino. Andantino, Tempo di Polacca, Minore) - 3. No.3 (I. Introduzione. Prestissimo; II. Larghetto cantabile) - 4. No.4 (I. Adagio cantabile: II. Rondò. Andantino, Allegretto, Minore) - 5. No.5 (I. Allegro assai; II. Andantino vivace, Var.I, Var.II: Minore, Var.III: Maggiore) - 6. No.6 (I. Larghetto cantabile; II. Rondò. Allegro assai, Trio).
1828 (after) 64 112 B Centone di sonate, (18) Sonatas - Lettera B (Nos.7–12) F, G, A, C, a, D Violin / Guitar 7. No.1 (I. Allegro giusto. Buonamente; II. Polacca. Andantino, Allegretto, Trio) - 8. No.2 (I. Andante cantabile; II. Rondò. Allegretto, Trio) - 9- No.3 (I. Allegro maestoso. Tempo di marcia; II. Tema e variazioni. Andante placido, Var.I: Terzine, Var.II, Var.III: Più mosso) - 10. No.4 (I. Allegro risoluto; II. Rondò. Andantino vivace - Tempo di Pastorale, Trio) - 11. No.5 (I. Cantabile. Andante appassionata, con flessibilità; II. Tema e variazioni. Allegro moderato, Var.I, Var.II, Minore; III. Finale. Tempo di Valtz) - 12. No.6 (I. Andante cantabile; II. Rondò. Allegretto, Trio).
1828 (after) 64 112 C Centone di sonate, (18) Sonatas - Lettera C (Nos.13–18) E, G, A, E, A, C Violin / Guitar 13. No.1 (I. Introduzione. Maestoso, Larghetto. Cantabile; II. Rondò. Allegretto con brio, Trio) - 14. No.2 (I. Andante Adagetto; II. Rondò. Allegro molto vivace, Trio) - 15. No.3 (I. Introduzione. Maestoso; II. Tema e variazioni. Andante moderato, Terzine, Minore, Maggiore; III. Rondò. Allegretto, Trio, Maggiore) - 16. No.4 (I. Allegro vivace; II. Minuetto a Valtz. Allegro vivo, Trio) - 17. No.5 (I. Introduzione. Andante, Corrente, Andante cantabile; II. Rondò. Allegro vivo, Trio) - 18. No.6 (I. Allegro. Presto; II. Rondò a Balletto. Allegro vivissimo, Trio).
1800 (before) 113 3 Ritornelli Strings for 2 violins and bass
1833 114 Terzetto concertante D Guitar / Strings for guitar, viola and cello
115 Serenata F Guitar / Strings for guitar and 2 violins
116 Terzetto a Guitar / Strings for guitar and 2 violins
1820c 117 Nel cor più non mi sento A Violin / Strings for violin, 2nd violin and cello
1802 c.[5] 118 Sonata a violino scordato Violin / Strings for solo violin "detuned" and 2 violins
119 Sul margine d'un rio Vocal / Piano Aria for soprano and piano
120
121 Canzonetta C Vocal / Guitar
122 Duetto G Violin / Guitar
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
1800 c. 130 3 Duetti (Three Concertante Duets) Violin / Bassoon Heirs of Ernesto Camillo Sivori, private collection, Genoa / ed. I. Vescovo & F.M. Noguera (Milan, 1997)
131
132
1805/09 133 6 "Lucca" Sonatas, Nos.1-6 (opera 3) Violin / Guitar No.1 (I. Amoroso; II. Andantino) - No.2 (I. Larghetto compassionevolmente; II. Allegretto scherzando) - No.3 (I. Lento e con grazia; II. Andantino brillante) - No.4 (I. Quasi andante con sentimento; II. Allegro) - No.5 (I. Con anima e trasporto; II. Andantino con brio) - No.6 (I. Quasi larghetto e con enfasi; II. Andantino motteggiando).
1805/09 134 6 "Lucca" Sonatas, Nos.7-12 (opera 8) Violin / Guitar No.1 (I. Allegro; II. Adagio con espressione; III. Allegro con brio) - No.2 (I. Introduzione: Largo - Andante con grazia; II. Andantino scherzando - Variazione 1 - Minore - Variazione 2) - No.3 (I. Larghetto sentimentalmente; II. Polonese, andantino brillante) - No.4 (I. Adagio, non tanto; II. Grazioso, allegretto) - No.5 (I. Adagio affettuoso; II. Andantino corrente - Variazione 1 - Minore - Variazione 2) - No.6 (I. Adagio con amore; II. Polonese, allegro con energia).

Without MS number

Guitar solo

Chamber music

Vocal

Doubtful works

Lost

References

  1. Numbering from Moretti and Sorrento's catalog: Moretti, Maria R. & Sorrento, Anna (eds). Catalogo tematico delle musiche di Niccolò Paganini, Genoa: Comune di Genova (1982).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Neill, Edward. Nicolo Paganini, De Ferrari Editore: Genova (1990)
  3. Maria Tibaldi-Chièsa. Paganini. Moscow, 2008.
  4. В. М. Красовская. Западноевропейский балетный театр. Очерки истории. Романтизм, Moscow, 1996 (p. 173).
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 "Paganini, Nicolo" in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, London (2001)
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Incomplete work, solo violin score missing
  7. "3 airs variés", score
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