24 Caprices of Niccolo Paganini

Album by Niccolò Paganini & Lisa Jacobs

The 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1 is a set of 24 solo violin caprices by Italian violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini, first published in 1820. The works employ advanced techniques such as left-hand pizzicato, ricochet bowing and rapid arpeggios, and they influenced later virtuosi and the development of the solo violin repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 1 in E Major ’L’Arpeggio’: Andante
    1:59
  2. 2.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 2 in B Minor: Moderato
    3:37
  3. 3.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 3 in E Minor: Sostenuto – Presto – Sostenuto
    3:49
  4. 4.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 4 in C Minor: Maestoso
    8:17
  5. 5.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 5 in A Minor: Agitato
    2:38
  6. 6.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 6 in G Minor ’The Trill’: Lento
    5:17
  7. 7.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 7 in A Minor: Posato
    4:32
  8. 8.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 8 in E‐flat Major: Maestoso
    3:14
  9. 9.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 9 in E Major ’La chasse’: Allegretto
    3:43
  10. 10.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 10 in G Minor: Vivace
    2:43
  11. 11.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 11 in C Major: Andante – Presto – Primo tempo
    4:38
  12. 12.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 12 in A‐flat Major: Allegro
    2:44

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 13 in B‐flat Major ’Devil’s Laughter’: Allegro
    2:33
  2. 3.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 14 in E‐flat Major: Moderato
    1:39
  3. 4.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 15 in E Minor: Posato
    3:20
  4. 5.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 16 in G Minor: Presto
    1:39
  5. 6.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 17 in E‐flat Major: Sostenuto – Andante
    3:55
  6. 7.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 18 in C Major: Corrente – Allegro
    3:05
  7. 8.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 19 in E‐flat Major: Lento – Allegro Assai
    3:32
  8. 9.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 20 in D Major: Allegretto
    3:35
  9. 10.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 21 in A Major: Amoroso – Presto
    3:54
  10. 11.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 22 in F Major: Marcato
    2:36
  11. 12.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 23 in E‐flat Major: Posato
    4:39
  12. 13.
    24 Caprices, op. 1, no. 24 in A Minor: Tema quasi presto - Variazioni - Finale
    5:11

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