A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers di A. Mason Clarke
Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers. 1.09
Lafont, and I finished the concert with my variations on ' Le Streghe.' Lafont probably surpassed me in tone, but the applause which followed my efforts convinced me I did not suffer by comparison." It is generally conceded that Paganini was the victor. Two years later Paganini entered into a similar contest with the Polish violinist, Lipinski, at Placentia. In the year 1817 the great artist was at Rome during the Carnival, and renewed his acquaintance with Rossini who was then engaged in producing his " Ceneren-tola," and Paganini gave several concerts always with great success. He then went to Naples, where he found several artists unfavourably disposed towards him. They professed to doubt tl e wonderful abilities attributed to him, and desired to put his talent to the test. A young composer named Danna, fresh from the Conservatory was engaged to write a piece of music containing unheard of difficulties, convinced that the great violinist would fail in his endeavour to master them. He was then invited to a musical gathering and met the violinist, Onario de Vito, Danna, the violinist Festa and the 'cellist Ciandelli. He was then asked if he could play the piece at sight, at the same time the music was handed to him. The wary Italian however, suspected the snare that was laid for
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