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1. www.classicfm.com › composers › paganiniDid Paganini, the great virtuoso violinist, sell his soul to ...

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   Oct 27, 2022 · Some thought he was a metaphorical musical God, others thought he literally got his virtuosity from a deal with the Devil. But what was the real story behind Niccolò Paganini’s genius?

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     A Brief History of Making Deals with the Devil: Niccolò Paganini, Robert Johnson, Jimmy Page & More

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3. www.todayifoundout.com › index › 2015A Violinist and the Devil - Today I Found Out

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   Jun 9, 2015 · It is said that Paganini’s mother had her heart set on him becoming a famous violinist, and from this, a rumor later arose that she had made a deal with the Devil, trading her son’s soul for the chance to be the greatest in history.

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   The Faust leg­end shows us that mak­ing deals with the dev­il has been a lit­er­ary device for hun­dreds of years, pass­ing into pop­u­lar cul­ture, then the blues—a genre haunt­ed by hell hounds and infer­nal crossroads—and its prog­e­ny in rock and roll and hip hop.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Deal_with_the_DevilDeal with the Devil - Wikipedia

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   A deal with the Devil (also called a pact with the Devil, Faustian bargain, or Mephistophelian bargain) is a cultural motif exemplified by the legend of Faust and the figure of Mephistopheles, as well as being elemental to many Christian traditions.

7. medium.com › the-collector › the-violinist-who-soldThe Violinist Who Sold His Soul To The Devil | by Faze | The ...

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   Oct 9, 2022 · In 1936 Paganini returned to Paris to establish a casino, but there he endured a financial crisis, and to deal with the loss, he auctioned his instruments.

8. www.ultimate-guitar.com › articles › featuresThe Devil's Violinist: Life and Work of Niccolò Paganini

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   Jul 1, 2018 · As Paganini's popularity grew so did the rumors about him being in some sort of a deal or a pact with the Devil. Some even argued that Paganini was the son of Satan.

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   Was Paganini a pact with the Devil?

   • As Paganini's popularity grew so did the rumors about him being in some sort of a deal or a pact with the Devil. Some even argued that Paganini was the son of Satan. Some were even crazy enough to claim that they saw Paganini being helped by the Devil during his performances. But what these rumors proved is that he was one hell of a musician.

   The Devil's Violinist: Life and Work of Niccolò Paganini

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   Did Paganini sell his soul to the Devil?

   • Bonus Fact: Paganini wasn’t the first or last man to be accused of selling his soul to the Devil in exchange for remarkable skills. In 1604, Christopher Marlowe told the Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, the polymath who purportedly sold his soul to the devil for knowledge, pleasure and power.

   A Violinist and the Devil - Today I Found Out

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   Was Paganini an endowment of the Devil?

   • Also, Paganini had an astonishing ability to play the violin, which is why people believed it was an endowment of the devil. Perhaps there must be some deal between the Devil and Paganini. When Paganini was thirteen years old, he went to learn the violin from the famous teacher Alessandro.

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   Could Paganini be the Devil's instrument?

   • The violin was also regarded by some as the devil's instrument, so all in all, it's not surprising that rumours about a deal with the devil started circulating. Some even thought Paganini could be the Devil himself.

   Did Paganini, the great virtuoso violinist, sell his soul to the devil

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   Why did people think Paganini was the most special sensation in history?

   • So people started assuming that Paganini’s parents had oversubscribed his soul to the devil so he could be the most special sensation in history. Also, Paganini had an astonishing ability to play the violin, which is why people believed it was an endowment of the devil. Perhaps there must be some deal between the Devil and Paganini.

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   Was Paganini a virtuosity?

   • Considered by most a musical genius, by some a musical god and by others, the Devil’s minion, Paganini’s virtuosity, appearance and bearing had some believing his skill could only come after he had made a pact with the Devil. The Devil’s Violinist was born on October 27, 1782, in Genoa, Italy.

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10. medium.com › @ragnarrrasmusson › niccolò-paganiniNiccolò Paganini: The Mysterious Devil’s Violinist | by ...

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    Dec 19, 2023 · The most persistent and chilling aspect of the Paganini legend is the rumor that he had sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his extraordinary abilities. These tales were exacerbated by...