María Dueñas Paganini: 24 Caprices
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Following her award-winning debut (“A spectacular launch to a recording career” - Gramophone Magazine), Spanish violinist María Dueñas presents her second album for Deutsche Grammophon. Center stage take the legendary 24 Caprices by Niccolò Paganini, famous as one of the most demanding works ever written for the violin. “Paganini’s 24 Caprices are a milestone for every violinist,” states Dueñas. The cycle known for its breathtaking finesse and virtuosity, is also characterized by its musical variety and depth. Dueñas seeks to “show the vocal quality in the Caprices”, in order “to reveal the music behind the technique”. The album is complemented by a mixture of solo, chamber and orchestral caprices inspired by Paganini. These include selected pieces by Berlioz, Kreisler, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate, Wieniawski as well as two works written specially for Dueñas by contemporary composers Jordi Cervelló and Gabriela Ortiz, the latter in a world premiere recording. Dueñas is accompanied by violinist Boris Kuschnir, pianists Itamar Golan and Alexander Malofeev and guitarist Raphaël Feuillâtre. For the orchestral works by Berlioz and Saint-Saëns, she is supported by Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under conductor Mihhail Gerts. “A caprice offers a huge range of colors and dynamics and there’s also a sense of improvisation,” comments Dueñas. “It means more than technical fireworks. It’s about rhapsodic freedom, color and creativity – everything that helps to make the violin such a bewitching instrument.”
Tracklist:
WHITE LABEL
NICOLÒ PAGANINI (1782–1840)
24 Caprices for Violin Solo op. 1
LP 1 – SIDE A
Caprice No. 1 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
LP 1 – SIDE B
Caprice No. 6 in G minor. Lento
Caprice No. 7 in A minor. Posato
Caprice No. 8 in E flat major. Maestoso
Caprice No. 9 in E major. Allegretto
Caprice No. 10 in G minor. Vivace
Caprice No. 11 in C major. Andante – Presto – Tempo I
LP 2 – SIDE A
Caprice No. 12 in A flat major. Allegro
Caprice No. 13 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
LP 2 – SIDE B
Caprice No. 19 in E flat major. Lento – Allegro assai
Caprice No. 20 in D major. Allegretto
Caprice No. 21 in A major. Amoroso
Caprice No. 22 in F major. Marcato
Caprice No. 23 in E flat major. Posato
Caprice No. 24 in A minor. Tema. Quasi Presto – Variazioni – Finale
2 CD DIGIPACK
CD 1
NICOLÒ PAGANINI (1782–1840)
24 Caprices for Violin Solo op. 1
1 Caprice No. 1 in E major. Andante
2 Caprice No. 2 in B minor. Moderato
3 Caprice No. 3 in E minor. Sostenuto – Presto – Sostenuto
4 Caprice No. 4 in C minor. Maestoso
5 Caprice No. 5 in A minor. Agitato
6 Caprice No. 6 in G minor. Lento
7 Caprice No. 7 in A minor. Posato
8 Caprice No. 8 in E flat major. Maestoso
9 Caprice No. 9 in E major. Allegretto
10 Caprice No. 10 in G minor. Vivace
11 Caprice No. 11 in C major. Andante – Presto – Tempo I
12 Caprice No. 12 in A flat major. Allegro
13 Caprice No. 13 in B flat major. Allegro
14 Caprice No. 14 in E flat major. Moderato
15 Caprice No. 15 in E minor. Posato
16 Caprice No. 16 in G minor. Presto
17 Caprice No. 17 in E flat major. Sostenuto – Andante
18 Caprice No. 18 in C major. Corrente
19 Caprice No. 19 in E flat major. Lento – Allegro assai
20 Caprice No. 20 in D major. Allegretto
CD 2
1 Caprice No. 21 in A major. Amoroso
2 Caprice No. 22 in F major. Marcato
3 Caprice No. 23 in E flat major. Posato
4 Caprice No. 24 in A minor. Tema. Quasi Presto – Variazioni – Finale
PABLO DE SARASATE (1844–1908)
5 Caprice basque op. 24
for violin and piano
JORDI CERVELLÓ (1935–2022)
6 Milstein Caprice
for violin solo
HENRYK WIENIAWSKI (1835–1880)
7 Étude-Caprice in E flat major op. 18/2
for 2 violins
GABRIELA ORTIZ (*1964)
8 De cuerda y madera
Capriccio for violin and piano
World premiere recording
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835–1921)
9 Caprice andalous op. 122
for violin and orchestra
HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803–1869)
10 Rêverie & Caprice op. 8
for violin and orchestra
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
11 Introduction & Rondo capriccioso op. 28
for violin and orchestra