Harold in Italy was originally meant as a viola concerto for Paganini, but Paganini decided the viola part was not impor tant or brilliant enough and never played it.

• 《哈罗德在意大利》原来是为帕格尼尼而作的一部中提琴协奏曲，但帕格尼尼认为其中提琴部分不太重要或不够精彩，因而始终没有演奏过它。