Paganini - Carnival of Venice - Abaca String Band

Carnevale di Venezia, Op. 10, was based on the tune “O mamma, mamma cara“ and originally written for Violin and Orchestra. This arrangement for Mandolin and Strings was done by Anatoly Trofimov. The Abaca String Band was founded in 1991 by Andrew Schulman. The members of the group are Schulman, Music Director/8-String Guitar, Robert Zubrycki/Violin, Tamara Volskaya/Domra-Mandolin, Julie Goodale/Viola, Bradley Lovelace/Double Bass. Recorded at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts, San Diego, CA,