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Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 2 “La Campanella”

Paganini’s Second Violin Concerto brings the singing line of Italian opera into a world of dazzling violin playing. Its bell finale, La Campanella, gives a small percussion instrument a memorable role in the exchange between soloist and orchestra.

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