Le streghe, Op.8 (Paganini, Niccolò)

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Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Schonenberger, n.d.[1851].
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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Parts

21 more: Flute 2 • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Clarinet 1 (B♭) • Clarinet 2 (B♭) • Bassoon • Horn 1 (E♭) • Horn 2 (E♭) • Trumpet 1 (E♭) • Trumpet 2 (E♭) • Trombone 1 • Trombone 2 • Trombone 3 • Timpani • Bass Drum/Cymbals • Violin solo • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Double Basses

Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Schonenberger, n.d.[1851].
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Flute and Piano (Briccialdi)
See: Danza delle Streghe di Paganini, Op.138
For Violin and Piano (Composer)
Arranger Composer
Editor First edition*
Publisher. Info. Milano: Ricordi, n.d.[1851]. Plate 23793.
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Arranger Composer
Editor Richard Aldrich (1863–1937), piano
Leopold Lichtenberg (1861–1935), violin
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1903. Plate 16158.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Editor Tibor Ney (1906–1981)
Publisher. Info. Paganini Album (pp.18-31)
Budapest: Editio Musica, (1968). Plate Z. 5382.
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For Violin and Piano (Cernicchiaro)
Arranger Vincenzo Cernicchiaro (1858–1928)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Schuberth & Co., n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 5907.
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Misc. Notes This pdf says Op.7.
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For Violin and Piano (Kreisler)
Arranger Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Eulenburg, 1905. Plate E.E. 2613.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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For Cello and Piano (Bockmühl)
Arranger Robert Emile Bockmühl (1820–1881), cello part
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Litolff, No.811, n.d.(ca.1870).
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Misc. Notes Johann Sebastian Paetsch (paste-up cello part)
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For Piano (Wallace)
Arranger William Vincent Wallace (1813–1865)
Publisher. Info. New York: William Hall & Son, 1852. Plate 2102.
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For Piano (Welsh and Heinrich)
Arranger Thomas Welsh (1780–1848)
Anthony Philip Heinrich (1781–1861)
Publisher. Info. [New York?]: Unidentified Publisher, n.d.(ca.1832).
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Misc. Notes Founded upon the popular Italian air, “The Witches Dance”. Revised and reprinted from the London copy and performed first time in America at Messrs. Comer and Kendall’s Concert, Boston, to the admiration of the public by Mrs. Ostinelli.
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Arranger Thomas Welsh (1780–1848)
Anthony Philip Heinrich (1781–1861)
Editor Robert A. Hudson (b. 1948)
Publisher. Info. Robert A. Hudson, 2022.
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For Simplified Piano (Maylath)
Arranger Henry Maylath (1827–1883)
Publisher. Info. New York: William Hall & Son, 1878.
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Misc. Notes This file is from the MIT archive project.
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For Violin and Piano (Anzoletti)
Arranger Marco Anzoletti (1866–1929)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1900-10].
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Misc. Notes This manuscript is from Biblioteca Digitale Trentina / Trentino Digital Library.
There are 4 endings for the work:
  1. Jumping to asterisk cadenza in finale (P.11), then goes to the last page.
  2. Skipping the P.11 cadenza and jump to last page (II Cadenza)
  3. Ends normally with the finale (P.13), but with another alternate ending available as well.
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Cadenza

Anzoletti
Arranger Marco Anzoletti (1866–1929)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1920. (5 March)
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Misc. Notes This manuscript is from Biblioteca Digitale Trentina / Trentino Digital Library. This is to replace the last 12 bars in the finale. (Personally I think this work has some shadows of Kreisler's cadenza.)
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Arranger Marco Anzoletti (1866–1929)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1923. (23 November)
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Misc. Notes This manuscript is from Biblioteca Digitale Trentina / Trentino Digital Library. Titled Cadenza e finale, it is played after the Piu lento section in Variation 1. -Sissel
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General Information

Work Title La Streghe
Alternative. Title Variazioni su un tema tratto dal balletto 'Il Noce di Benevento' (Danse des sorcières)
Composer Paganini, Niccolò
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.8 ; MS 19
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. INP 26
Key E-flat major
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1813
First Performance. 1803-10-29 in Milan, Teatro alla Scala
Niccolò Paganini (violin), La Scala Orchestra
First Publication. 1851 - Paris: Schonenberger*
Average DurationAvg. Duration 9 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation violin, orchestra
InstrDetail [more...]
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon
2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones
timpani, bass drum, cymbals, strings
Related Works Based on La Noce di Benevento by Süssmayr
Extra Information Solo violin requires scordatura tuning A E B F (i.e. all strings up a semitone)
Issued simultaneously by Schott and Ricordi. See also Ševčík: School of Interpretation for the Violin, Op.16 (Paganini - Le Streghe)