In addition to being a virtuoso violinist, why is Nicolò Paganini considered important to the history of nineteenth-century music?

Question

a. He composed a cycle of operas titled The Ring of the Nibelungs.
b. He married Fanny Mendelssohn and inspired her greatest works.
c. He invented the pianoforte.
d. He inspired Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, and others to become virtuoso performers.

Answer 1

d