Description
- Composer: Missy Mazzoli (1980-)
- Instrumentation: Violin
- Work: Kinski Paganini (2016)
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Description
In 1989 Klaus Kinski wrote, directed, and starred in the surreal, sublime, touching and ultimately ridiculous film “Paganini.” My short composition for violinist Jennifer Koh, Kinski Paganini , references Paganini’s 24th Caprice , but is also a nod to the unbridled energy of the late German actor/director/madman. Kinski’s portrayal required him to smash his instrument against walls, tear through every room in an inexplicable rage, and “play” his violin with a devilish intensity. Any hope or memory of musical accuracy is obliterated in this film, and replaced with a passion and humanity that is possibly even closer to how we experience music in our hearts.
— Missy Mazzoli
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