Composer: Niccolò Paganini
Performer: Alina Ibragimova
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA68366
Release: 2021
Size: 1.88 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25
CD 01
01. No. 1 in E Major “L’arpeggio”. Andante
02. No. 2 in B Minor. Moderato
03. No. 3 in E Minor. Sostenuto – Presto
04. No. 4 in C Minor. Maestoso
05. No. 5 in A Minor. Agitato
06. No. 6 in G Minor “The Trill’. [Adagio]
07. No. 7 in A Minor. Posato
08. No. 8 in E-Flat Major. Maestoso
09. No. 9 in E Major “La chasse”. Allegretto
10. No. 10 in G Minor. Vivace
11. No. 11 in C Major. Andante – Presto
12. No. 12 in A-Flat Major. Allegro
CD 02
01. No. 13 in B-Flat Major “The Devil’s Laughter”. Allegro
02. No. 14 in E-Flat Major. Moderato
03. No. 15 in E Minor. Posato
04. No. 16 in G Minor. Presto
05. No. 17 in E-Flat Major. Sostenuto – Andante
06. No. 18 in C Major. Corrente. Allegro
07. No. 19 in E-Flat Major. Lento – Allegro assai
08. No. 20 in D Major. Allegretto
09. No. 21 in A Major. Amoroso
10. No. 22 in F Major. Marcato
11. No. 23 in E-Flat Major. Posato
12. No. 24 in A Minor. Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
The transcendental heroics of Paganini’s Caprices have presented the ultimate test for generations of violinists; Alina Ibragimova’s accounts of this most exclusive repertoire join a select few of the most celebrated.