Ricci Ruggiero: Paganini: 24 Caprices Op. 1

180 GRAM VINYL GATEFOLD LP JACKET
Violinist Ruggiero Ricci performs Paganinis 24 Caprices for this audiophile recording. Riccis 1959 recording of Paganini Caprices survives as the basic and essential version. To listen yet again to his impregnable virtuosity mercurial fire and lyrical intensity is to be reminded of what a revelation it was to hear Ricci play these Caprices on the old BBC Third Programme back in the 1950s enabling one to understand for the first time many things which hitherto had only been glimpsed dimly from reading the music by oneself. Deccas recording of Ricci was outstanding for 1960 and still is remarkable for its clarity dynamic range sheer immediacy: the music smoulders and icily glitters by turns. - The Grammophone Magazine

1.1 No. 1 in E Major Arpeggios Andante
1.2 No. 2 in B minor Moderato
1.3 No. 3 in E minor Octaves Sostenuto - Presto - Sostenuto
1.4 No. 4 in C minor Thirds Maestoso
1.5 No. 5 in a Minor Agitato
1.6 No. 6 in G minor The Trill / Tremolo Lento
1.7 No. 7 in a Minor Posato
1.8 No. 8 in E-Flat Major Maestoso
1.9 No. 9 in E Major The Hunt / la Chasse Allegretto
1.10 No. 10 in G minor Vivace
1.11 No. 11 in C Major Andante - Presto - Andante
1.12 No. 12 in A-Flat Major Allegro
2.1 No. 13 in B-Flat Major The Devils Laughter Allegro
2.2 No. 14 in E-Flat Major Moderato
2.3 No. 15 in E minor Posato
2.4 No. 16 in G minor Presto
2.5 No. 17 in E-Flat Major Sostenuto - Andante
2.6 No. 18 in C Major Corrente - Allegro
2.7 No. 19 in E-Flat Major Lento - Allegro Assai
2.8 No. 20 in D Major Allegretto
2.9 No. 21 in a Major Amoroso - Presto
2.10 No. 22 in F Major Marcato
2.11 No. 23 in E-Flat Major Posato - Minore - Posato
2.12 No. 24 in a Minor Tema. Quasi Presto - Variazioni I-Xi-Finale


H 0.46
W 12.47
L 12.61