24 Caprices for Solo Violin

Album by Niccolò Paganini & Tanja Becker-Bender

24 Caprices for Solo Violin is a set of solo violin compositions by Niccolò Paganini, published in 1820. Composed during the early Romantic period, the set exemplifies virtuosic solo violin writing with extended techniques such as left-hand pizzicato, ricochet bowing and extensive use of harmonics, and it occupies a central place in the violin repertoire for advancing technical possibilities and influencing subsequent performers and composers.

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  1. 1.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 1 in E major: Andante "l'Arpeggio"
    2:03
  2. 2.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 2 in B minor: Moderato
    3:08
  3. 3.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 3 in E minor: Sostenuto - Presto
    3:31
  4. 4.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 4 in C minor: Maestoso
    7:10
  5. 5.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 5 in A minor: Agitato
    3:02
  6. 6.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 6 in G minor: Adagio
    4:41
  7. 7.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 7 in A minor: Posato
    3:54
  8. 8.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 8 in E-flat major: Maestoso
    3:28
  9. 9.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 9 in E major: Allegretto "La Chasse"
    3:03
  10. 10.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 10 in G minor: Vivace
    2:15
  11. 11.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 11 in C major: Andante - Presto
    3:44
  12. 12.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 12 in A-flat major: Allegro
    2:26
  13. 13.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 13 in B-flat major: Allegro "The Devil's Laughter"
    2:37
  14. 14.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 14 in E-flat major: Moderato
    1:58
  15. 15.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 15 in E minor: Posato
    3:07
  16. 16.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 16 in G minor: Presto
    1:30
  17. 17.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 17 in E-flat major: Sostenuto - Andante
    3:46
  18. 18.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 18 in C major: Corrente. Allegro
    2:31
  19. 19.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 19 in E-flat major: Lento - Allegro assai
    3:01
  20. 20.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 20 in D major: Allegretto
    2:53
  21. 21.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 21 in A major: Amoroso
    3:09
  22. 22.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 22 in F major: Marcato
    3:01
  23. 23.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 23 in E-flat major: Posato
    5:11
  24. 24.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
    4:33

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