List of works by Niccolò Paganini

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Contents

The table below gives the following informaton for works by Niccolò Paganini (where applicable):

  • MS — numbering from the numbering from Moretti & Sorrento's catalog, Catalogo Tematico delle musiche di Niccolò Paganini, Maria Rosa Moretti and Anna Sorrento, Comune di Genova, (1982).
  • Op. — opus numbers.
  • Title — as used on IMSLP; these are usually translated into English.
  • Instrumentation — the instrumentation used.
  • Key — the principal key of the work.
  • Date — the year(s) of composition or arrangement, where known.
  • Genre — works are grouped in the following broad categories: Violin with Accompanist, Violin Solo, Orchestral, Chamber, Keyboard.


Works

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MS Op. Title Instrument Key Date Genre Info / Notes
1 Carmagnola con variazioni (Carmagnola variations) Violin / Guitar A 1795c Violin and Guitar 14 Variations on the French Hymn "Carmagnole"
2 61 Sonata concertata Guitar / Violin A 1803 Guitar and Violin
3 Grande Sonata Guitar / Violin A 1803–04 Guitar and Violin
4 Divertimenti Carnevaleschi String Trio for 2 violins and cello 1804 Strings
5 Sonata Napoleone Orch. / Violin Eb 1805–09 Violin and Orchestra
6 Duo Merveille (Sonata for solo violin) Violin C 1805–09 Solo Violin (aka. Duet for solo violin, Merveille de Paganini)
7 3 "Lucca" Sonatas (Opera III) ?? n.a. 1805–09
8 Entrata d'Adone nella reggia di Venere Violin / Guitar 1805–09 Violin and Guitar Entrance of Adonis in the Royal Palace of Venus
9 6 "Lucca" Sonatas (Opera I) Violin / Guitar n.a. 1805–09c Violin and Guitar
10 6 "Lucca" Sonatas (Opera II) Violin / Guitar n.a. 1805–09c Violin and Guitar
11 6 "Lucca" Sonatas (Opera IV) Violin / Guitar n.a. 1805–09c Violin and Guitar
12 6 "Lucca" Sonatas (Opera V) Violin / Guitar n.a. 1805–09c Violin and Guitar
13 6 "Lucca" Sonatas (Opera VI Violin / Guitar n.a. 1805–09c Violin and Guitar
14 Serenata per Rovene Mandolin / Guitar Em 1805–06c Mandolin also for Violin & Guitar
15 4 Notturni un Quartetto Violin / Piano n.a. 1805–08c Strings
16 Serenata Mandolin / Guitar Gm 1805–06c Mandolin
17 Serenata Guitar & Strings Trio C 1808 Guitar Trio for viola, cello & Guitar
18 Polacca con variazioni Orch. / Violin A 1810 (ant.) Violin and Orchestra Polacca with variations
19 8 Le Streghe Orch. / Violin D 1813 Violin and Orchestra Variations on a theme from the ballet Il noce di Benevento, Franz Xaver Süssmayr
20 3 String Quartets String Quartet n.a. 1815c Strings
21 6 Violin Concerto No.1 Orch. / Violin D 1816 Concerto Eb, but usually transposed to D
22 12 Non piu mesta accanto al fuco (Introduzione e variazioni su) Orch. / Violin Eb 1819 Violin and Orchestra Introduction and Variations on a Theme from La Cenerentola, Rossini
23 Sonata "a Preghiera" (aka. Moses Fantasy) Orch. / Violin Fm 1818–19 Violin and Orchestra Variations for the fourth string on the theme "Dal tuo stellato soglio" from Mosè in Egitto, Rossini
24 Pot-Pourri Incomplete Work, Solo violin score missing Orch. / Violin 1819* *1831
25 1 24 Caprices for Solo Violin Violin n.a. 1818 (ant.) Solo Violin in the form of études
26 2 6 Sonatas Violin / Guitar n.a. 1805–09 Violin and Guitar
27 3 6 Sonatas Violin / Guitar n.a. 1805–09 Violin and Guitar
28 4.1 Quartet No. 01 Guitar & Strings Trio Am 1806–16* Guitar Quartet for violin, viola, cello and guitar / *1813–15c, 1806–16
29 4.2 Quartet No. 02 Guitar & Strings Trio C 1806–16* Guitar Quartet for violin, viola, cello and guitar / *1813–15c, 1806–16
30 4.3 Quartet No. 03 Guitar & Strings Trio A 1806–16* Guitar Quartet for violin, viola, cello and guitar / *1813–15c, 1806–16
31 5.1 Quartet No. 04 Guitar & Strings Trio D 1806–16* Guitar Quartet for violin, viola, cello and guitar / *1813–15c, 1806–16
32 5.2 Quartet No. 05 Guitar & Strings Trio C 1806–16* Guitar Quartet for violin, viola, cello and guitar / *1813–15c, 1806–16
33 5.3 Quartet No. 06 Guitar & Strings Trio Dm 1806–16* Guitar Quartet for violin, viola, cello and guitar / *1813–15c, 1806–16
34 Quartet No. 07 Guitar & Strings Trio E 1817–18 Guitar Quartet for violin, viola, cello and guitar
35 Quartet No. 08 Guitar & Strings Trio A 1817–18 Guitar Quartet for violin, viola, cello and guitar
36 Quartet No. 09 Guitar & Strings Trio D 1818 Guitar Quartet for violin, viola, cello and guitar
37 Quartet No. 10 Guitar & Strings Trio F 1818 Guitar Quartet for violin, viola, cello and guitar
38 Quartet No.11 Guitar & Strings Trio B 1819 Guitar Quartet for violin, viola, cello and guitar
39 Quartet No.12 Guitar & Strings Trio Am 1819 Guitar Quartet for violin, viola, cello and guitar
40 Quartet No.13 Guitar & Strings Trio F 1819 Guitar Quartet for violin, viola, cello and guitar
41 Quartet No.14 Guitar & Strings Trio A 1819 Guitar Quartet for violin, viola, cello and guitar
42 Quartet No. 15 Guitar & Strings Trio Am 1820 Guitar Quartet for violin, viola, cello and guitar
43 43 Ghiribizzi (fantasy) Guitar n.a. 1820c Solo Guitar n.16 "Nel cor più non mi sento" (Violin solo Version, 1821) / n.17 "Le Streghe" / n.20 "Là ci darem la mano" (Don Giovanni)
44 Nel cor più non mi sento Violin G 1827 Solo Violin Introduction and variations on "Nel cor più non mi sento" from La molinara (1788), Giovanni Paisiello
45 19 Cantabile e Valtz Violin / Guitar E 1823–24* Violin and Guitar *1823, 1824c
46 Sonata Militare ("Non piu andrai") Orch. / Violin 1824 Variations for the fourth string on the theme "Non piu andrai" from The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart
47 Sonata con variazioni ("Pria ch'io l'impegno") Orch. / Violin E 1818* Violin and Orchestra Variations on the theme "Pria ch'io l'impegno" from L'amor marinaro, Joseph Weigl / *1818, 1828
48 7 Violin Concerto No.2 Orch. / Violin Bm 1826 Concerto 3rd Movement (Rondo) aka. "La Campanella", "The little bell", "Rondo a la clochette"
49 Adagio ?? Orch. / Violin Bm/Eb Violin and Orchestra Alternative Adagio for Concerto No. 2
50 Violin Concerto No.3 Orch. / Violin E 1826 Concerto
51 Maestosa Sonata Sentimentale Orch. / Violin 1828 Violin and Orchestra Variations for the fourth string on the theme "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" (Austrian national anthem) by Joseph Haydn
52 La Tempesta (La Grande Sonata drammatica) Orch. / Violin 1828 Dramatic Scene on the fourth string by J. Panny & Paganini
53 E pur amabile Vocal / Piano 1828 Aria for Soprano
54 Cappriccio (aka. Preludio) Violin G 1828
55 Sonatina e Polacchetta (with variations) Orch. / Violin Bb 1831* *1829, 1831
56 9 God Save the King Orch. / Violin 1829 Violin and Orchestra Variations on the English national anthem "God Save the King"
57 Sonata Varsavia Orch. / Violin* 1829 Violin and Orchestra Variations on a mazurka by Józef Elsner / *Violin Part Only, orchestra part lost
58 Sonata Appassionata Orch. / Violin 1829* *1829, ?1828
59 10 Il Carnevale di Venezia (The Carnival of Venice) Orch. / Violin A 1829 Violin and Orchestra Variations on the Neapolitan song "O mamma, mamma cara"
60 Violin Concerto No.4 Orch. / Violin Dm 1829–30 Concerto
61 Sonata amorosa Galante Orch. / Violin 1830
62 Quel jour heureux (Patriotic Song) Vocal / Chorus / Piano 1830 for solist, Men Choir & Piano, on a G. Harrys' text
63 Rondo Violin / Cello A 1831
64 St Patrick's Day Orch. / Violin 1831 Variation on the Irish folktune
65 Concertino "Mr Henry" Orch. / Misc. E 1831c with Orchestra for horn, bassoon & orchestra / Dedicated to Mr. Henry
66 Perpetula (Sonata movimento perpetuo) Orch. / Violin C 1831–32 Violin and Orchestra 2 versions for this work (incomplete work) / version pour Piano & Orch (A, orr. Bb)
67 Le Couvent du Mont Saint Bernard (The Couvent of the Mount Saint Bernard) Orch. / Misc. 1828–32 with Orchestra for violin, wordless chorus and orchestra
68 Caprice d'adieu (Farewell Caprice) Violin 1833c* Solo Violin Dedicated "A mon ami M. E. Eliason" / *?1831, 1833c
69 Terzetto Guitar & Strings Duo D 1833 Guitar Trio for violin, cello & Guitar
70 Sonata per la Grand Viola (Sonata for large viola) Orch. / Misc. Cm 1834 with Orchestra for viola and orchestra
71 14 Variazioni sul Barucabà (Barucaba variations) Violin / Guitar 1835 Violin and Guitar 60 Variations on the Genoese folksong "Barucabà"
72 11 Moto Perpetuo (Perpetual Motion) Orch. / Violin C 1835 Violin and Orchestra Allegro vivace a movimento perpetuo / nb : usually for Violin & Piano / Paganini also wrote a Guitar accompaniment
73 La Primavera, Sonata with variations Orch. / Violin* A 1838c Violin and Orchestra *Violin Part Only, Arr. acc. Piano M. Kergl (1952)
74 Balletto Campestre Orch. / Violin 1838c Violin and Orchestra Variations on a comic theme
75 Violin Concerto No.6 (or 0) Orch. / Violin / Guitar Em 1815 (ant.) Concerto orchestrations by Federico Mompellio and Francesco Fiore
76 Tarantella for Violin and Orchestra Orch. / Violin Am 1819–26 Violin and Orchestra Published first, in 1959, in an arrangement for vn./guitar
77 13 I Palpiti (Heartbeats) Orch. / Violin A 1819 Violin and Orchestra Introduction & Variations on the theme "Di tanti palpiti" from Tancredi, Rossini
78 Violin Concerto No.5 Orch. / Violin Am 1830 Concerto Violin solo part only; reconstructed (on request) by Federico Mompellio (1908-1989)
79 Sonata "Maria Luisa" Orch. / Violin E 1810–1816* Violin and Orchestra Sonata with variations for the fourth string / Orch. Part lost / Guitar acc. Arr. version / *1810, 1813
80 Valtz Violin Solo Violin
81 Inno patriottico (Patriotic hymn) Violin A Solo Violin Allegro & 6 variations
82 Tema variato Violin A Solo Violin Theme and 7 variations
83 Sonata for solo violin Violin A Solo Violin
84 37 Sonatas Guitar n.a. Solo Guitar
85 5 Sonatine Guitar n.a. Solo Guitar 6 sonatine
86 Allegretto Guitar A Solo Guitar from 12 pieces without number (c or d1)
87 Sonata Guitar E Solo Guitar
88 Andantino Guitar G Solo Guitar
89 Andantino Guitar C Solo Guitar from 12 pieces without number (b or f2)
90 Allegretto Guitar A Solo Guitar from 12 pieces without number (c or d1)
91 Allegretto Guitar Am Solo Guitar
92 Valtz Guitar C Solo Guitar from 12 pieces without number (e1 or e2)
93 Untitled (Rondo) Guitar A
94 Rondoncino Guitar E Solo Guitar
95 Allegretto Guitar C
96 Valtz Guitar E Solo Guitar from 12 pieces without number (f1)
97 Andantino Guitar C Solo Guitar from 12 pieces without number (b or f2)
98 Sinfonia della Lodovisia Guitar D 1800c Solo Guitar
99 Andantino ?? Guitar G Solo Guitar
100 Valtz Guitar C Solo Guitar from 12 pieces without number (e1 or e2)
101 Trio ?? Guitar F Solo Guitar
102 Andantino ?? Guitar Fm Solo Guitar
103 Marcia (Una gran marcha) Guitar A Solo Guitar  ?? Marche en Mi Majeur
104 Minuetto "Che va chiamando Dida" Guitar Solo Guitar aka. "Che va chiamando Dida et Perigordino"
105 Marziale (con Trio) ?? Guitar E Solo Guitar
106 Minuetto Mandolin E Mandolin
107 3 Duetti (Concertante duets) Violin / Cello n.a. 1810-18c Violin and Cello No. 1 in E-flat major, No. 2 in G minor, No. 3 in A major / First ed. pub. 1995 by Robert Lienau Musikverlag
108 Sonata a violino e viola ?? Violin / Viola
109 17 Cantabile Violin / Guitar D 1822–24c Violin and Guitar
110 6 Duetti Violin / Guitar n.a. Violin and Guitar Nos. 3 – 6 originally published as "Quattro Sonatine"
111 Duetto amoroso Violin / Guitar C 1807? Violin and Guitar 1st edition based on the hitherto unpublished manuscript by Max Kergl (Ed. Schott 4377). Arranged for violin and piano by Georg von Albrecht
112 64 Centone di sonate, 18 Sonatas Violin / Guitar n.a. 1828 & after… Violin and Guitar
113 3 ritornelli String Trio n.a. 1800 (before) for 2 violin & Bass
114 Terzetto concertante Guitar & Strings Duo D 1833 Guitar Trio for viola, cello & Guitar
115 Serenata Guitar & Strings Duo F Guitar Trio for 2 violins & Guitar
116 Terzetto Guitar & Strings Duo Am Guitar Trio for 2 violins & Guitar
117 Nel cuor più non mi sento Violin / String Duo A 1820c Strings for violin with the accomp. of violin and cello
118 Sonata a violino scordato Violin / String Duo 1802c for solo "detuned" violin & 2 violin
119 Sul margine d'un rio Vocal / Piano Aria for Soprano
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121 Canzonetta Vocal / Guitar C
122 Duetto Violin / Guitar G
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130 3 Duetti (Concertante duets) Violin / Bassoon n.a. 1800? Violin and Bassoon Heirs of C. Sivori private collection, Genoa / ed. I Vescovo & F.M. Noguera (Milan, 1997)
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133 6 "Lucca" Sonatas Violin / Guitar n.a. 1805–09c Violin and Guitar
134 6 "Lucca" Sonatas Violin / Guitar n.a. 1805–09c Violin and Guitar
Sonata in A Major Op. posth Violin / Guitar AM Violin and Guitar (duboius work)
NN 3 Airs Variés Violin / Piano D major, A major, D major Violin and Piano 3 Variations for the fourth string tuned to A