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The First Competition – 2003

 

Program
of the Third Paganini Moscow
International Violin Competition

 

First Auditions (qualifying)

 

 

 

1.

J. S. Bach

Two parts from any of the Six Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo,
or the Chaconne

2.

Paganini

Opus 1. Any two caprices

 

Second Auditions (semifinal)
no longer than an hour per every participant

 

1.

Beethoven / Mozart / Schubert

Sonata for violin and piano (any)

2.

Paganini

Any virtuoso piece, except for the 24 Caprices (Op. 1)

Recommended:

Opus 7

Campanella — Rondo from Concerto No. 2 (B Minor)

Opus 8

La streghe (“The Witch”) — Introduction and Variations on a theme from
Sussmayer’s ballet Il noce di Benevento (“The Marriage of Benevento”)

Opus 9

Introduction and Variations on God Save the King

Opus 11

Sonata Il moto perpetuo (“Perpetual Motion”)

Opus 12

Non piu mesta accanto al fuoco (“Hearthside no more I’m feeling sad”) —
Introduction and Variations on a theme from Rossini’s opera Cenerentola (“Cinderella”)

Opus 13

Di tanti palpiti (“Tremble of the Heart”) — Introduction and Variations
on a theme from Rossini’s opera Tancred

1810

Polacca con variazioni for violin and orchestra (A Major)

1818/19

Preghiera (“The Prayer”) — Introduction and Variations (on the bass string)
on a theme from Rossini’s opera Moses

1820/21

Nel cor piu non mi sento (“My heart is dying away”) — Introduction and Variations
on a theme from Paisiello’s opera La molinara (“The Miller’s Wife”)

1828

Variations on a theme of Aria Pria ch’io l’impegno (“Before the promise…”)
from Weigl’s opera L’amor marinaro (“The Sailor’s Love”)

1838/39

Sonata La primavera (“The Spring”)

 

 

3.

Any other composer

One or several pieces (any)

 

 

 

Third Auditions (final)

 

 

 

1.

Any composer of the 19th–20th centuries

Concerto for violin and orchestra (any)