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Film, Video The Paganini Project with Peter Sheppard Skærved

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Title

  • The Paganini Project with Peter Sheppard Skærved

Summary

  • Polymathic and ever-curious British violinist Peter Sheppard Skærved delves into the Library's fascinating Niccolò Paganini collection. Examining posters, playbills, letters, manuscripts and memorabilia collected by Paganini himself, he reveals how the virtuoso created his own mystique as a violinist and musical innovator. From his "Secret Red Book" containing recipes, prescriptions, tour dates, a laundry list and financial notes, to clues about the virtuoso's alleged use of a steel bow, our Paganini Project deciphers some of the myths and mysteries surrounding the 19th-century icon. The Paganini Project will be featured in a lecture/demonstration on Sat. Dec. 15, 2012, at 2 p.m., in the Library's Coolidge Auditorium.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Music Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2012-06-06.

Headings

  • -  Culture, Folklife
  • -  Performing Arts, Music
  • -  Culture, Performing Arts
  • -  Literature

Notes

  • -  Classification: Fine Arts.
  • -  Classification: Music and Books on Music.
  • -  Peter Sheppard Skærved.
  • -  Recorded on 2012-06-06.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021688911

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Music Division. The Paganini Project with Peter Sheppard Skærved. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -06-06, 2012. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688911/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. Music Division, S. B. (2012) The Paganini Project with Peter Sheppard Skærved. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -06-06. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688911/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Music Division. The Paganini Project with Peter Sheppard Skærved. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -06-06, 2012. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021688911/>.