La tempesta (Grande sonata drammatica), MS 52

Niccolò Paganini · 1782–1840

Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL

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Type: Showpiece
Setting: Orchestra (piano reduction)
Length: About 18 min
Era: Early Romantic
Nationality: Italian
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Programmatic storm sonata; dramatic virtuoso effects

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