Composer: Niccolò Paganini
Performer: Laura Andriani
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Passacaille
Release: 2022
Size: 1.46 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25
01. No. 1 in E Major, “L’Arpeggio”. Andante
02. No. 2 in B Minor. Moderato
03. No. 3 in E Minor. Sostenuto – Presto – Sostenuto
04. No. 4 in C Minor. Maestoso
05. No. 5 in A Minor. Agitato
06. No. 6 in G Minor, “The Trill”. Lento
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 – Andante
12. No. 12 in A-Flat Major. Allegro
13. No. 13 in B-Flat Major, “Devil’s Laughter”. Allegro
14. No. 14 in E-Flat Major. Moderato
15. No. 15 in E Minor. Posato
16. No. 16 in G Minor. Presto
17. No. 17 in E-Flat Major. Sostenuto – Andante
18. No. 18 in C Major. Corrente – Allegro
19. No. 19 in E-Flat Major. Lento – Allegro assai
20. No. 20 in D major. Allegretto
21. No. 21 in A Major. Amoroso – Presto
22. No. 22 in F Major. Marcato
23. No. 23 in E-Flat Major. Posato
24. No. 24 in A Minor. Tema con variazioni (Quasi Presto)
Published in 1820, Paganini’s 24 Capricci met with immediate success and a reputation for being “unplayable”. Indeed, with the Capricci, Paganini elaborates and dares. The technical boundary is crossed, and the violin becomes an expressive vehicle to explore new musical perspectives.
In this recording, the use of specific gut strings, of historical bows and the reconstruction of Paganini’s posture, bring to life an aesthetic that does not stop at pure instrumental virtuosity and explores musical language in its theatricality. No devilries, the violin plays, dances, sighs, laughs, amuses, enchants.