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Niccolò Paganini was arguably the greatest virtuoso on any instrument of all time—and the 24 Caprices his finest creation. The intrepid violinist who takes on this staggeringly difficult compendium of technical challenges, playing alone, without keyboard or orchestral accompaniment, must ignite and sustain a continuous stream of dazzling fireworks and still have it all sound like music.
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Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850-1927)
String Quintet in c minor, Op. 54 (for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos (or 1 cello and 1 doublebass))
(1900)
Nurit Stark (Violine I), Eriikka Maalisma (Violine II), Hariolf Schlichtig (Viola), Alexander Hülshoff (Violoncello), Gunārs Upatnieks (Kontrabass)
Vivian Fung (born 1975)
Down and Dirty (for clarinet and piano)
(2023)
Jana Starling, Christine Tithecott
Vivian Fung (born 1975)
Twist (for violin and guitar)
(2014)
Kristin Lee (violin) and Jason Vieaux (guitar)
Vivian Fung (born 1975)
Birdsong (for violin and piano)
(2012)
Stephenson|Gan Duo, Dr. Jia-Rong Gan, violin, Timothy Stephenson, piano
Vivian Fung (born 1975)
Birdsong (for violin and piano)
(2012)
Gabrielle Després, violin, Jun Cho, piano
Vivian Fung (born 1975)
Prayer (for violin (or viola or flute) and piano)
(2024)
Lauren Burns Hodges, Natsumi Shibagaki
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quintet in C major, Op. 163, D. 956
(1828)
Alban Berg Quartett, Heinrich Schiff
Yevhen Stankovych (born 1942)
Music for Heavenly Musicians for Wind Quintet
(1993)
Kyiv Camerata Orchestra, Valeriy Matiukhin
Morton Feldman (1926-1987)
De Kooning (for horn, percussion, piano (or celesta), violin and cello)
(1963)
ensemble recherche
Morton Feldman (1926-1987)
Instruments 3 (for flute, oboe and percussion)
(1977)
Claire Colombo - Oboe, Jaume Darbra Fa - Flute, Moritz Koch - Percussion
Morton Feldman (1926-1987)
Instruments I - for 6 instrumentalists (for alto flute, oboe, trombone, 2 percussionists and celesta)
Ensemble Intercontemporain
Matthias Pintscher (born 1971)
Janusgesicht (for viola and cello)
(2001)
Violoncello - Petr Chudoba, Viola - Josef Janda
Matthias Pintscher (born 1971)
Janusgesicht (for viola and cello)
(2001)
Richard O'Neill, viola; Mihai Marica, cello
Matthias Pintscher (born 1971)
Study I for Treatise on the Veil (for violin and cello)
(2004)
Anna Kwiatkowska, Mikołaj Pałosz
Matthias Pintscher (born 1971)
Beyond II (Bridge Over Troubled Water) (for flute, viola and harp)
(2020)
Sophie Cherrier, flûte, John Stulz, alto, Valeria Kafelnikov, harpe ,
Matthias Pintscher (born 1971)
Study II for Treatise on the Veil for String Trio
(2006)
Daniel Rowland, Daniel Haefliger, Genevieve Strosser
Matthias Pintscher (born 1971)
Study IV For Treatise on The Veil for String Quartet
(2009)
Asasello Quartett
Composers born on October 8
Friedrich Kiel (1821-1885)
Nationality:
German
Born: October 8, 1821, Bad Laasphe, Puderbach Died: September 14, 1885, Berlin (age 63)
Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
Nationality:
French
Born: October 8, 1870, Poitiers Died: June 2, 1937, Paris (age 66)
Carl Vine (born 1954)
Nationality:
Australian
Born: October 8, 1954, Perth (age 72)
Tōru Takemitsu (1930-1996)
Nationality:
Japanese
Born: October 8, 1930, Tokyo Died: February 20, 1996, Tokyo (age 65)
Felix Woyrsch (1860-1944)
Nationality:
German
Born: October 8, 1860, Troppau, Silesia Died: March 20, 1944, Hamburg (age 83)
Armando Gentilucci (1939-1989)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: October 8, 1939, Lecce Died: November 12, 1989, Milan (age 50)
Svend Westergaard (1922-1988)
Nationality:
Danish
Born: October 8, 1922, Copenhagen Died: June 22, 1988, Copenhagen (age 65)
Bruno Mantovani (born 1974)
Nationality:
French
Born: October 8, 1974 (age 52)
Zeno Vancea (1900-1990)
Nationality:
Romanian
Born: October 8, 1900, Bocşa-Vasiovei Died: January 15, 1990, Bucharest (age 89)
Michael Jarrell (born 1958)
Nationality:
Swiss
Born: October 8, 1958, Geneva (age 68)
Viking Dahl (1895-1945)
Nationality:
Swedish
Born: October 8, 1895, Osby Died: January 5, 1945, Halmstad (age 49)
Franz Seydelmann (1748-1806)
Nationality:
German
Baptized: October 8, 1748, Dresden Died: October 23, 1806, Dresden (age 58)
Chan-Hae Lee (born 1945)
Nationality:
Korean
Born: October 8, 1945, Seoul (age 81)
Garth Knox (born 1956)
Nationality:
Irish
Born: October 8, 1956, Dublin, Ireland (age 70)
Sarah Kirkland Snider (born 1973)
Nationality:
American
Born: October 8, 1973, Princeton, New Jersey (age 53)
Composers who died on October 8
Jean-Joseph Mondonville (1711-1772)
Nationality:
French
Baptized: December 25, 1711, Narbonne Died: October 8, 1772, Belleville (age 60)
Anton Zimmermann (1741-c.1781)
Nationality:
Austrian
|
Silesian
Baptized: December 27, 1741, Breitenau Died: c.October 8, 1781, Pressburg (age 39)
Ernst Hermann Meyer (1905-1988)
Nationality:
German
Born: December 8, 1905, Berlin Died: October 8, 1988, Berlin (age 82)
Richard Nanes (1927-2009)
Nationality:
American
Born: December 11, 1927, Philadelphia Died: October 8, 2009 (age 81)
Tibor Serly (1901-1978)
Nationality:
Hungarian
|
American
Born: November 25, 1901, Losonc Died: October 8, 1978, London (age 76)
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1814-1865)
Nationality:
Moravian
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Czech
Born: June 8, 1814, Brno Died: October 8, 1865, Nice (age 51)
Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman (1892-1971)
Nationality:
Dutch
Born: August 4, 1892, Rotterdam Died: October 8, 1971, The Hague (age 79)
Adrien Boieldieu (1775-1834)
Nationality:
French
Born: December 16, 1775, Rouen Died: October 8, 1834, Jarcy, Seine et Oise (age 58)
Ernst Fabritius (1842-1899)
Nationality:
Finnish
Born: July 2, 1842, Vyborg rural district Died: October 8, 1899, Lapinjärvi (age 57)
Ange Flégier (1846-1927)
Nationality:
French
Born: February 25, 1846, Marseille Died: October 8, 1927, Marseille (age 81)
Recently Added Composers
Maki Ishii (1936-2003)
Nationality:
Japanese
Born: May 28, 1936, Tokyo Died: April 8, 2003, Kashiwa, Chiba (age 66)
Thomas Cabaniss (born 1962)
Nationality:
American
Born: 1962, Charleston, S.C. (age 63 or 64)
Theo Brandmüller (1948-2012)
Nationality:
German
Born: February 2, 1948, Mainz Died: November 26, 2012, Saarbrücken (age 64)
Parashkev Hadjiev (1912-1992)
Nationality:
Bulgarian
Born: April 27, 1912, Sofia Died: 1992 (age 79 or 80)
Dimitar Nenov (1902-1953)
Nationality:
Bulgarian
Born: January 1, 1902, Razgrad Died: August 30, 1953, Sofia (age 51)
Peter Hristoskov (1917-2006)
Nationality:
Bulgarian
Born: 1917 Died: 2006 (age 88 or 89)
Stefan Remenkov (1923-1988)
Nationality:
Bulgarian
Born: April 30, 1923, Silistra Died: October 30, 1988, Sofia (age 65)
Peter Müller (1791-1977)
Nationality:
German
Born: July 28, 1791, Kesselstadt near Hanau Died: August 29, 1977, Langen (age 186)
Ladislav Zavrtal (1849-1942)
Nationality:
Czech
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Italian
Born: September 29, 1849, Milan Died: January 29, 1942, Cadenabbia , Italy (age 92)
Raffaello Lazzari (1845-1924)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: April 3, 1845, Medicina Died: June 28, 1924 (age 79)
Peter Machajdík (born 1961)
Nationality:
Slovak
Born: June 1, 1961, Bratislava (age 65)
Yorgos Zervos (born 1947)
Nationality:
Greek
Born: 1947, Cairo (age 78 or 79)
Jesús García Leoz (1904-1953)
Nationality:
Spanish
Born: January 10, 1904, Olite, Navarra Died: 1953 (age 48 or 49)
Juan José Mantecón (1895-1964)
Nationality:
Spanish
Born: July 29, 1895, Vigo Died: March 24, 1964, Madrid (age 68)
Key Statistics
71,324
20,795
5,969
771
Nationalities
130
61,772
14,461
9,574
Glossary Terms
872
40
355
1,255
Principal Ensembles
16,069
4,268
3,938
2,690
1,845
1,774
1,540
1,138
911
694
578
540
494
470
454
439
390
377
367
342
282
251
200
148
145
135
128
128
123
123
109
83
77
68
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