As one of the most mythic musical composers, Paganini went down in history as the greatest violin virtuoso to ever been born. At least for a couple of centuries.

In fact, his violin playing abilities were so amazing, that people believed his mother had sold her sons soul to the devil to make him the best violin player who has ever lived. Today, many of the myths around the Italian composer have been debunked and much more about his personal life is known.