24 Capricci

Album by Niccolò Paganini & Shlomo Mintz

24 Capricci is a set of 24 solo violin caprices by Italian composer and violinist Niccolò Paganini, published in 1820. The pieces are written in a highly virtuosic Romantic idiom, exploring extended techniques such as left-hand pizzicato, ricochet bowing and rapid fingerwork, and they occupy a significant place in Paganini's output and in the development of nineteenth-century violin technique.
First released: 28th November 1984

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 1: Andante in E major
    1:38
  2. 2.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 2: Moderato in B minor
    2:39
  3. 3.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 3: Sostenuto - Presto - Sostenuto in E minor
    2:55
  4. 4.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 4: Maestoso in C minor
    6:33
  5. 5.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 5: Agitato in A minor
    2:10
  6. 6.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 6: Lento in G minor
    5:27
  7. 7.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 7: Posato in A minor
    3:32
  8. 8.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 8: Maestoso in E-flat major
    2:44
  9. 9.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 9: Allegretto in E major
    2:41
  10. 10.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 10: Vivace in G minor
    1:55
  11. 11.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 11: Andante - Presto - Tempo I in C major
    4:11
  12. 12.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 12: Allegro in A-flat major
    2:13
  13. 13.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 13: Allegro in B-flat major
    1:53
  14. 14.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 14: Moderato in E-flat major
    1:12
  15. 15.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 15: Posato in G minor
    2:53
  16. 16.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 16: Presto in G minor
    1:28
  17. 17.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 17: Sostenuto - Andante in E-flat major
    3:37
  18. 18.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 18: Corrente - Allegro in C major
    2:31
  19. 19.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 19: Lento - Allegro assai in E-flat major
    2:05
  20. 20.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 20: Allegretto in D major
    3:08
  21. 21.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 21: Amoroso - Presto in A major
    3:04
  22. 22.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 22: Marcato in F major
    2:18
  23. 23.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 23: Posato in E-flat major
    3:34
  24. 24.
    Caprice for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 24: Tema, Quasi Presto - Variazioni - Finale in A minor
    6:19

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