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 |
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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 (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Original Orchestration | — | Rome: Istituto Italiano per la storia della musica | 2007 | Complete Score and Incomplete Parts |
| View | Expanded Orchestration (Transposed to D major ) | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score Complete Score |
| View | Expanded Orchestration (Transposed to D major ) | — | — | — | I. Allegro maestoso |
| View | Complete | parts | Manuscript | 1818 | Violin solo |
| View | Expanded Orchestration (Transposed to D major ) | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 Oboe 1, 2 Clarinet 1, 2 (A) Bassoon Contrabassoon Horn 1, 2 (D) Trumpet 1, 2 (D) Trombone 1, 2, 3 (Bass) Timpani (D, A) Bass Drum Cymbals Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses |
| View | Expanded Orchestration (Transposed to D major ) | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Bass |
| View | Original Key ( E flat major ) | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score Violin Solo Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| View | Original Key ( E flat major ) | Arrangement for violin and piano | Schott | 1851 | Complete Score Violin Part |
| View | Original Key ( E flat major ) | Arrangement for violin and piano | Schonenberger | 1851 | Complete Score |
| View | Original Key ( E flat major ) | Arrangement for violin and piano | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score Violin Part |
| View | Transposition ( D major ) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score Violin Part |
| View | Transposition ( D major ) | Arrangement for violin and piano | Litolff | — | Complete Score |
| View | Transposition ( D major ) | Arrangement for violin and piano | — | — | Complete Score, Violin Part Complete Score Violin Part |
| View | Allegro moderato | Arrangement for violin and orchestra |
N. Simrock | — | Complete Score |
| View | Allegro moderato | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Bartholf Senff | 1880 | Complete Score Violin Part |
| View | Allegro moderato | Arrangement for violin and piano |
N. Simrock | — | Complete Score Violin Part |
| View | Allegro moderato | Arrangement for cello and piano |
N. Simrock | 1924 | Complete Score |
| View | Cadenzas | Arrangement |
Robert Forberg | — | Cadenza |
| View | Cadenzas | Arrangement |
— | — | Cadenza |
| View | Cadenzas | Arrangement |
Schuberth & Co. | — | Cadenza Cadenza |
| View | Cadenzas | Arrangement |
Zdenek Vik | — | Cadenza |
| View | Cadenzas | Arrangement |
Doblinger | — | Cadenza |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Orchestre de Paris (orchestra) | Yehudi Menuhin, violin Pierre Monteux, conductor |
1. Allegro maestoso (cadenza by Emile Sauret) 2. Adagio espressivo 3. Allegro spiritoso |
| View | Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra) | Michael Rabin, violin Eugene Goossens, conductor |
I. Allegro maestoso (cadenza by Carl Flesch) II. Adagio espressivo III. Rondo. Allegro spiritoso |
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