Classical Guitar World - Classical Guitar

The history of classical guitar has numerous composers and performers, but did you know that world-famous violinist and composer Niccolo Paganini was also a guitar virtuoso?He wrote: ‘I love the guitar for its harmony; it is my constant companion in all my travels’ One of the fascinating things about Paganini is the interaction between his violin technique and his guitar technique. He frequently played both instruments during his musical sessions with friends, even (as an eyewitness has recorded) putting the violin between his knees so that he could pick up the guitar and continue playing without interrupting the flow. The Grand Sonata originally included a violin part of extreme simplicity, because it was the custom for Paganini to exchange his violin for the guitar of Luigi Legnani at the end of one of their joint recitals. Legnani’s violin playing did not approach the level of Paganini’s guitar playing, however, and the part had to be written accordingly. Its meagre proportions often lead guitarists to dispense with it altogether, apart from incorporating a few of the violin’s notes where appropriate. Ссылка скрыта