The Condemnation of Paganini

An awkward, unattractive teenager who looks like a small monkey, with unbearably long arms. His biological father calls him a freak and for every mistake gives his son a heavy cuff on the head. But this painful, bullied child takes up a violin—and a miracle happens. The world around him transforms. Now there is only him—the Great Artist and his music. It flows out to the listeners like mountain streams, the rustle of green forests, the crackling of firewood in the hearth. No adult has ever managed to gain such power over a piece of dead wood as this child. What is it—an unclean force at work, or an angelic gift? Don’t miss the audio version of the story about the legendary Niccolò Paganini, accused of every possible sin and crime, misunderstood and never fully recognized as a genius.