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A Violinist and the Devil (2017x57)
Data de estreia: Mar 07, 2017
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At the height of his fame and fortune, Niccolò Paganini, arguably the greatest violinist ever to live, was both the toast, and the bane, of Europe. Considered by most a musical genius, by some a musical god and by others, the Devil’s minion, Paganini’s virtuosity, appearance and bearing had some believing his skill could only come after he had made a pact with the Devil.
Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/06/famous-violinist-paganini-really-sell-soul-devil/
Sources:
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/16/robert-johnson-sells-soul-devil
http://www.violinstudent.com/biographies/paganini.html
http://www.biography.com/people/niccol%C3%B2-paganini-21196451
http://www.thehumanmarvels.com/niccolo-paganini-the-devils-violinist/
http://www.guitarramagazine.com/NicocoloPaganini
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http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/779
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Image Credit:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niccol%C3%B2_Paganini#/media/File:Hetty_Krist,_Paganini_(Farblithographie).jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NiccoloPaganini.jpeg
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variationen_%C3%BCber_ein_Thema_von_Paganini_(Brahms)#/media/File:Kersting_-_Der_Geiger_Nicolo_Paganini.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alessandro_Rolla_by_Luigi_Rados.jpg
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