The Paganini Quartet in Vienna, Austria has set high goals to present these rare repertoires, and the audience can also appreciate the unique charm of the large number of violin, guitar, viola and cello quartets composed by Paganini. These works include not only dazzling skills and fiery moments, but also fragments expressing tenderness, pain and joy. Indeed, in order to understand Paganini's music, emotional grasp is very important, and Paganini himself once said: "In order to make others feel something, we must first feel it deeply ourselves."
"For those who are primarily familiar with Paganini's 2 4 Violin Caprices, the quartet may be an eye-catcher, with their crisp and elegant playing." - BBC Music Magazine, July 2022
"Their professional interpretations give the work a simultaneous elegance, beautiful timbre and light touch, as well as a sense of humor where appropriate. The Vienna Paganini Quartet's playing has a convincing unity, and the album recording The acoustics also complemented the outstanding performances of the musicians.” - The famous American classical music magazine "Fanfare", July/August 2022 issue
When you mention the name of Nicolo Paganini, you will definitely associate him with his extraordinary skills and fiery expression on the violin. His stage presence is legendary and can often make ladies in the audience faint. No wonder he is dubbed the "Devil Violinist". However, Paganini's talent goes far beyond that - his guitar playing skill is no less than that of the violin, and he also created a large amount of chamber music, that is, 250 pieces of chamber music of various instrumental combinations, including solo, Duets, trios, and quartets for violin, guitar, viola and cello. Paganini will present his concerto works for violin and orchestra to a wider audience, while works for solo violin and quartet including guitar will be performed in private concerts. Other musicians and composers are also aware of Paganini's creations. Even the great opera master Rossini once breathed a sigh of relief and said that Paganini never composed an opera, which was a blessing for Italian composers. , because with his talent, as soon as he makes a move, he will eclipse all other composers.
The Paganini Quartet in Vienna, Austria is dedicated to performing these rarely heard chamber music works. Indeed, the chamber music written by Paganini places very high demands on the musicians who interpret them. These works are not simply divided into solo parts and accompaniment parts. On the contrary, each instrument is developed to the extreme - whether it is violin, guitar, viola, or cello.