Paganini Variations (2023), by Stephen Goss - Guitar and Violin

Performers: Max Baillie - Violin, Francisco Correa - Guitar --------------------------------------- PROGRAM: Paganini Variations, by Stephen Goss (2023) --------------------------------------- Guitar: Phillip Woodfield 2023 Strings: D’Addario EJ46FF Audio by Matthew Wadsworth Video by Michael Addlesse - Francisco Correa Paganini Variations (2023), by Stephen Goss The Paganini Variations are based on a theme from the first of Paganini’s Centone di Sonate MS112. The variations were originally scored for violin, mandolin, and guitar – the three instruments which Paganini played. The piece was commissioned by the Paganini Guitar Festival, Parma, Italy, and the first performance took place next to Paganini’s tomb on 27th May 2023, with Guilio Plotino – violin, Carlo Aonzo – Mandolin, and Giampaolo Bandini – guitar. This version, for violin and guitar, was a collaboration with violinist Max Baillie, who made the solo violin part considerabl