Composer: Niccolò Paganini
Performer: Roman Simovic
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: LSO
Release: 2018
Size: 919 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Caprices for solo violin, Op. 1 Nos. 1-24
01. No. 1 in E Major
02. No. 2 in B Minor
03. No. 3 in E Minor
04. No. 4 in C Minor
05. No. 5 in A Minor
06. No. 6 in G Minor
07. No. 7 in A Minor
08. No. 8 in E-Flat Major
09. No. 9 in E Major
10. No. 10 in G Minor
11. No. 11 in C Major
12. No. 12 in A-Flat Major
13. No. 13 in B-Flat Major
14. No. 14 in E-Flat Major
15. No. 15 in E Minor
16. No. 16 in G Minor
17. No. 17 in E-Flat Major
18. No. 18 in C Major
19. No. 19 in E-Flat Major
20. No. 20 in D Major
21. No. 21 in A Major
22. No. 22 in F Major
23. No. 23 in E-Flat Major
24. No. 24 in A Minor
For his debut solo album, the Leader of the London Symphony Orchestra showcases his virtuosity and innate musicality, navigating the technical and artistic challenges of Paganini’s 24 Caprices for solo violin. Staples of the violinist’s impressive repertoire, as a budding musician Simovic would practice these works daily in place of scales, and has gone on to delight audiences with performances across the globe.
While Paganini’s Caprices were intended to improve and strengthen technique, they are more commonly used to determine the wheat from the chaff, their demanding, high speed passages pushing players to their limits. With its fast scales and arpeggios, double and triple stops, and left-hand pizzicato, the final caprice is widely considered one of the most technically challenging violin pieces ever written.