Pierre Lenert - Paganini​'s Complete Caprices (2017)

This recording of Niccolo Paganini’s Caprices is the first for viola since Emanuel Vardi’s complete recording for Epic, in 1965.

This miraculous collection of Caprices is more than just a study on virtuosity. It is a veritable treasure, a collection of masterpieces which the composer focused on a myriad of technical difficulties, each invented to elicit surprising harmonic richness.

TRACKLIST
01. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: I. Andante
02. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: II. Moderato
03. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: III. Sostenuto. Presto
04. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: IV. Maestoso
05. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: V. Agitato
06. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: VI. Adagio
07. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: VII. Siciliana. Presto
08. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: VIII. Maestoso
09. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: IX. Allegretto
10. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: X. Vivace
11. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: XI. Andante
12. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: XII. Allegro
13. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: XIII. Allegro
14. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: XIV. Moderato
15. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: XV. Posato
16. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: XVI. Presto
17. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: XVII. Sostenuto. Andante
18. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: XVIII. Corrente. Allegro
19. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: XIX. Lento. Allegro assai
20. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: XX. Allegretto
21. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: XXI. Amoroso Presto
22. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: XXII. Marcato
23. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: XXIII. Posato
24. 24 Caprices, Op. 1: XXIV. Tema con Variazione