Ithzak Perlman, 1972./caprice no.24 at 4:05
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24 Caprices for Solo Violin (Paganini)
The 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1 was written by Niccolò Paganini between 1802 and 1817 and published in 1819.They are also designated as M.S. 25 in Maria Rosa Moretti and Anna Sorrento's Catalogo tematico delle musiche di Niccolò Paganini, which was published in 1982. The caprices have an étude-esque structure, with each caprice studying individual skills (double stopped trills, extremely fast switching of positions and strings, etc.)
History
Paganini began composing the caprices after completing his study in Parma with Pietro Locatelli.
Edition Peters first published them in 1819; Ricordi later published another edition in 1821. When Paganini released his caprices, he dedicated them "to the Artists" rather than to a specific person.
The twenty-four caprices
Caprice No. 1 " The Arpeggio" in E major: Andante / Caprice No. 2 in B minor: Moderato / Caprice No. 3 in E minor: Sostenuto - Presto - Sostenuto / Caprice No. 4 in C minor: Maestoso / Caprice No. 5 in A minor: Agitato / Caprice No. 6 "The Trill" in G minor: Lento / Caprice No. 7 in A minor: Posato / Caprice No. 8 in E-flat major: Maestoso / Caprice No. 9 "The Hunt" in E major: Allegretto / Caprice No. 10 in G minor: Vivace / Caprice No. 11 in C major: Andante - Presto - Andante / Caprice No. 12 in A-flat major: Allegro / Caprice No. 13 " Devil's Laugher" in B-flat major: Allegro / Caprice No. 14 in E-flat major: Moderato / Caprice No. 15 in E minor: Posato / Caprice No. 16 in G minor: Presto / Caprice No. 17 in E-flat major: Sostenuto - Andante / Caprice No. 18 in C major: Corrente - Allegro / Caprice No. 19 in E-flat major: Lento - Allegro Assai / Caprice No. 20 in D major: Allegretto / Caprice No. 21 in A major: Amoroso - Presto / Caprice No. 22 in F major: Marcato / Caprice No. 23 in E-flat major: Posato / Caprice No. 24 in A minor: Tema con Variazioni (Quasi Presto)
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