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Monday, October 27, 2008

Today's Birthday: October 27 (Paganini)

1782 - Niccolò Paganini, Genoa, Italy; violinist, violist, guitarist, composer

Wikipedia
Legendary violinists

Jascha Heifetz plays Caprice No. 24 (accompanist Emanuel Bay)

Leonid Kogan plays Paganini's variations on the theme "Di tanti palpiti" from Rossini's Tancredi

Labels: birthdays, composer, guitar, Niccolò Paganini, viola, violin

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