PAGANINI

24 Caprices Op. 1

Julia Fischer

Julia Fischer confirms her position as a fore¬most virtuoso of the violin with her assured ascent of an Everest of the solo violin repertoire – Paganini’s towering and fiendishly challenging 24 Caprices

“The Caprices represent twenty-four moods, little musical ideas, each one different, each one appealing.” (Julia Fischer)

As her second Decca album, the Caprices is advantageously positioned to build on the success of her Bach Concertos release in 2009. “… an intuitive Bachian. Her phrasing is elegant and she has an unerring feeling for Bach’s broad architectural melodic contours.” (BBC Music Magazine)

Julia Fischer, one of classical music’s most technically accomplished, poised, and versatile violinists, is an artist of musical integrity. Such is the range of her talent that she could enjoy a career as a concert pianist. Look out for her first DVD (a simultaneous release) in which she performs a stunning Saint-Saëns 3rd Violin Concerto as well as Grieg’s Piano Concerto.

24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1

1. Andantein E major

2. Moderato in B minor

3. Sostenuto – Presto – Sostenuto in E minor

4. Maestoso in C minor

5. Agitato in A minor

6. Lento in G minor

7. Posato in A minor

8. Maestoso in E flat major

9. Allegretto in E major

10. Vivace in G minor

11. Andante – Presto – Tempo I in C major

12. Allegro in A flat major

13. Allegro in B flat major

14. Moderato in E flat major

15. Posato in E minor

16. Presto in G minor

17. Sostenuto – Andante in E flat major

18. Corrente – Allegro in C major

19. Lento – Allegro assai in E flat major

20. Allegretto in D major

21. Amoroso – Presto in A major

22. Marcato in F major

23. Posato in E flat major

24. Tema. Quasi Presto – Variazioni – Finale in A minor

Decca Classics 4782274