Niccolo Paganini, a world-renowned composer and violinist, has a head of proud and unruly hair, and there are two thorns embedded under his broad forehead. Small eyes with a disdainful expression, and a towering aquiline nose overlooking the two thin lips pressed together below. With a thin face, prominent cheekbones and an indifferent expression, Paganini's appearance is not worthy of compliments, but his long and thin hands have aroused great interest in the world.
There are people in the world who have conducted specialized research on his hands. One of the researchers, the American Dr. Schenferit, believes that Paganini suffered from a disease called "Marfan syndrome" before his death, which is also called "arachnodactyly" or "slender limb syndrome". . This disease causes symptoms such as slender limbs and strong joint extension, giving his hands special flexibility and flexibility. This statement sounds conclusive, but in fact it is ridiculous. It is hard to imagine that Paganini's superb playing skills were actually caused by a physical deformity. But in any case, Paganini can indeed play amazing and dreamlike music. It is no wonder that some people wonder whether his fingers are normal. Those are the fingers that many musicians with high artistic attainments dream of. In fact, only after repeated forging can such a miracle appear.
On October 27, 1782, Paganini was born into a small businessman family in Genoa, Italy. It is said that before his mother gave birth to him, she dreamed of an angel in white descending to earth and telling her that her son would become a world-famous violinist in the future. She told this wonderful dream to her husband, an excellent mandolin player, and he was overjoyed. As soon as Paganini was born, his family's deep hopes were placed on him. So when Paganini was just old enough to pick up the piano, his father forced him to enter the piano practice career without mercy. Paganini made rapid progress with his talent and diligence. Under the guidance of a violinist, Paganini not only acquired solid basic skills, but also improved with each passing day in his skills. In 1793, the 11-year-old Paganini participated in his first public performance. He immediately shocked the music world with his young age and superb acting skills and achieved success. Subsequently, his far-sighted father did not indulge in his son's temporary success, but sent him to Parma for further study. In 1797, Paganini followed his father to Lombardy for a traveling performance.
At a concert, just as Paganini was playing his talented and charming music that filled the audience, a candle fell down and lit the music score on the music stand. On fire. However, everyone was immersed in the intoxicating holy state, and no one noticed this change. It wasn't until the pungent burnt smell lingered and dispersed that an audience member woke up in time and woke up the intoxicated people, thereby averting a terrible fire.
After that, Paganini often toured throughout Europe and began composing music in 1801. The secret of his fantastic violin playing skills lies in the greater use of harmony and pizzicato, as well as the strengthening of finger strength. He is known for his unrestrained, improvisational and good use of the characteristics of the instrument.
After becoming famous, Paganini fell into the bad habits of drinking and gambling. A genius who had just emerged from the water slipped to the edge of the quagmire of destruction. In the following years, he suddenly disappeared from the music scene. It turned out that he, who was only 19 years old at the time, fell in love with a noble lady whose real name and identity are still unclear. He followed the aristocratic lady to a country manor. With her help and support, Paganini abandoned his former bad habits and re-examined his future. This made him love his art even more, so Paganini There Nini concentrated on his playing skills. This period of life enabled Paganini to achieve a qualitative leap in his skills.
In 1805, Paganini returned to the music scene. At the invitation of Elisa, the sister of the then French Emperor Napoleon I, he served as music director in Piombino.
Between 1828 and 1832, Paganini's tour performances in Vienna, Paris and London were a sensation. In order to show off his superb skills, he often deliberately broke one or two strings on the violin and then continued playing on the remaining strings. After Chopin listened to his concert in Warsaw in 1829, he was greatly surprised and praised him as "the embodiment of the ideal". His skills influenced later orchestral and piano performances, and also laid the foundation for modern violin playing techniques. As a performer, Paganini's status in the history of music can be called "supreme".
In addition, Paganini is also an excellent composer. His works include 6 violin concertos, 24 capriccios and 12 violin and guitar sonatas. Among them, the 24 "Capriccios" are a group of violin etudes with superb skills, which can be called a masterpiece in the music world. Paganini's most acclaimed work is the Violin Concerto No. 1 in D minor.
Due to Paganini's mysterious personality and fantastic playing, various anecdotes about him have always been circulated in the society. Most people suspect that there is a devil possessing him, otherwise they cannot understand how he could perform. To pull out such incredible music. This led the church to refuse to bury Paganini in the Holy Land after his death.
On May 27, 1840, in Nice, France, the dying Paganini unexpectedly got up from his bed, picked up his beloved violin, and started another improvisation. Suddenly, the music stopped, and the bow fell to the ground with a clang. People who woke up found that Paganini had passed away to heaven.