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Paganini - 24 Caprices | Stradivarius STR37193

Paganini - 24 Caprices

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Label: Stradivarius

Cat No: STR37193

Barcode: 8011570371935

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 13th August 2021

Contents

Artists

Anca Vasile Caraman (violin)

Works

Paganini, Nicolo

Caprices (24) for solo violin, op.1

Artists

Anca Vasile Caraman (violin)

About

After Paganini and his Caprices (as well as his concertos, obviously for the soloist part), the violin wasn’t the same anymore: Paganini, besides launching an original new way of performing the violin, operated a synthesis between the ancient and the Romantic styles, going beyond and anticipating our days as well.

He started with the musical instruments he knew, like the mandolin (which he studied in his youth), the guitar (the six-chord one, which he never left), the grand viola (the five-chord instrument he had specially made) and the violin.

He chose the mixed form of the Caprice, so that he could be free to use counterpoint, harmony, singability (from his knowledge of opera), imitation and, most importantly, rhythmic and tonal variety. From the Caprices we understand Paganini’s familiarity with Rossini, his deep knowledge of opera and of its world, and with Berlioz. Many Caprices take inspiration from a range of orchestral sounds (the flute, the horns, the fanfare) or imitate the mandolin.

From a melodic perspective, the Caprices astonish for their uniqueness and beauty. From the harmonic point of view, they mesmerise: they are masterpieces and Schumann was among the first to recognise them as such.

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