Talk:Carnaval (Schumann)

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[edit] Lipinski, Paganini, and Schumann - a possible "Carnaval" connection

Doing some research on the dedicatee Karol Lipinski, I discovered that the Op.10 Paganini dedicated to him was a piece for unaccompanied violin called "Burlesque Variations on La Carnaval de Venise".

Schumann dedicated his "Carnaval" to Lipinski, and titled one of the sections "Paganini".

Schumann considered Lipinski the greatest violinist of the age, but Carnaval is a piece for a pianist, not a violinist. I've often wondered why Lipinski got the nod for a piece he could never play. This says he could not play the piano.

Is there any connection here? I.e. Paganini having dedicated his "Carnaval" to Lipinski, did Schumann seek to emulate the honour by having the same dedicatee for his Carnaval? Did Schumann even know of Paganini's dedication to Lipinski? Did Schumann know the Burlesque Variations?

I don't want to say anything about this in the article, being original research at this stage. But I remain curious. JackofOz 03:24, 9 February 2007 (UTC)