Monday, October 27, 2008

Paganini


Nicolo Paganini is probably the most famous violinist who ever lived. That's not him to the left, that's someone else. It doesn't matter. He would have liked her. Paganini is - to violinists - what Marco Polo is to explorers - what Einstein is to scientists - what Roosevelt is to politicians - what Frank Sinatra is to singers. Paganini was like a trapeze artist on the violin - working without a net. He was born on this day in 1782.