Composition: Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 6 (Paganini, Niccolò)
| Title | Violin Concerto No. 1 |
| Creators | Niccolò Paganini (composer) |
| Opus | Op.6 |
| Instrumentation | violin and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | E flat major, posthumously transposed to D major (see comments). |
| Composed | 1815 |
| First published | 1851 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1800 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro maestoso | — | D major | 395 |
| Adagio espressivo | — | B minor | 62 |
| Rondo. Allegro spiritoso | — | D major | 484 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Original Key ( E flat major ) | 3 violins, viola and cello | Ignacio Massun |
| view | Original Key ( E flat major ) | violin and piano | — |
| view | Transposition ( D major ) | violin and piano | Carl Flesch |
| view | Transposition ( D major ) | violin and piano | — |
| view | Allegro moderato | violin and orchestra | August Wilhelmj |
| view | Allegro moderato | violin and piano | August Wilhelmj |
| view | Allegro moderato | cello and piano | Mila Wellerson |
| view | Cadenzas | — | Émile Sauret |
| view | Cadenzas | — | Vincenzo Cernicchiaro |
| view | Cadenzas | — | Jan Kubelík |
| view | Cadenzas | — | Julius Winkler |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Original Orchestration | — | Rome: Istituto Italiano per la storia della musica | 2007 | Complete Score and Incomplete Parts · view |
| view | Expanded Orchestration (Transposed to D major ) | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Expanded Orchestration (Transposed to D major ) | — | — | — | I. Allegro maestoso · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | 1818 | Violin solo · view |
| view | Expanded Orchestration (Transposed to D major ) | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon · view Contrabassoon · view Horn 1, 2 (D) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (D) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 (Bass) · view Timpani (D, A) · view Bass Drum · view Cymbals · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Expanded Orchestration (Transposed to D major ) | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Bass · view |
| view | Original Key ( E flat major ) | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin Solo · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Original Key ( E flat major ) | Arrangement for violin and piano | Schott | 1851 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Original Key ( E flat major ) | Arrangement for violin and piano | Schonenberger | 1851 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Original Key ( E flat major ) | Arrangement for violin and piano | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Transposition ( D major ) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Transposition ( D major ) | Arrangement for violin and piano | Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Transposition ( D major ) | Arrangement for violin and piano | — | — | Complete Score, Violin Part · view Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Allegro moderato | Arrangement for violin and orchestra |
N. Simrock | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro moderato | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Bartholf Senff | 1880 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Allegro moderato | Arrangement for violin and piano |
N. Simrock | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Allegro moderato | Arrangement for cello and piano |
N. Simrock | 1924 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cadenzas | Arrangement |
Robert Forberg | — | Cadenza · view |
| view | Cadenzas | Arrangement |
— | — | Cadenza · view |
| view | Cadenzas | Arrangement |
Schuberth & Co. | — | Cadenza · view Cadenza · view |
| view | Cadenzas | Arrangement |
Zdenek Vik | — | Cadenza · view |
| view | Cadenzas | Arrangement |
Doblinger | — | Cadenza · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Orchestre de Paris (orchestra) | Yehudi Menuhin (violin) and Pierre Monteux (conductor) | 1. Allegro maestoso (cadenza by Emile Sauret) · file 2. Adagio espressivo · file 3. Allegro spiritoso · file |
| view | Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra) | Michael Rabin (violin) and Eugene Goossens (conductor) | I. Allegro maestoso (cadenza by Carl Flesch) · file II. Adagio espressivo · file III. Rondo. Allegro spiritoso · file |
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