All caprice articles
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Video‘I wondered if I had the technique and stamina to play them through’: Alina Ibragimova on the Paganini Caprices
The violinist talks about the process of learning the challenging works in the May 2023 issue, out now
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VideoAugustin Hadelich plays Caprice no.24
The German-Italian violinist plays Paganini’s Capriccio no.24 as an encore on 23 November 2018 at the Helsinki Music Centre
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VideoGidon Kremer talks about perfectionism and plays Caprice no.13
An excerpt from the film Gidon Kremer - Man of Many Musics by documentary maker Christopher Nupen. The complete film is available on the Allegro Films YouTube channel
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ReviewRoman Simovic: Paganini, 24 Caprices
Beguiling solo virtuosity that demonstrates very few flaws
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VideoClara-Jumi Kang plays Paganini, Caprice no.11
In this video, violinist Clara-Jumi Kang performs Paganini’s Caprice no.11 at a V Salon Concert for Korean video sharing platform V Live. Born in Germany to a musical family, Clara-Jumi Kang took up the violin at the age of three and a year later enrolled as the youngest ever student ...
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VideoAugustin Hadelich plays Paganini Caprice no.4
Violinist Augustin Hadelich performs the Paganini Caprice no.4 from his new album for Warner of the 24 Caprices. Director: Tristan Cook (tristan-cook.com) Cinematographer: Nick Perron-Siegel (nickperronsiegel.com) Sound producer/engineer: Antonio Oliart Watch: Fantasia dei Gatti - Augustin Hadelich | Paganini Caprice no.17
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Maxim Vengerov on the Caprice D’après L’étude En Forme De Valse
Being a good musician is like being a great cook, according to Maxim Vengerov. In this Masterclass first published in the November 2005 issue of The Strad, he gives his recipe for playing a fiendish Saint-Saëns waltz arrangement by Ysaÿe
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BlogsVariations on fast-forward: the extraordinary density of Émile Sauret's 24 Études-Caprices
Nazrin Rashidova’s encounter with the 19th-century French violinist’s music led her down a rabbit-hole of virtuosity and research – from which has come a PhD and a four-part recording project for Naxos
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VideoKyung Wha Chung plays Sarasate's Caprice Basque op.24
A brief interview followed by a performance by Kyung Wha Chung, aged 22, in her first British TV appearance in 1970. Chung’s big break in the UK had come earlier that year, when she substituted for Itzhak Perlman in a concert with the London Symphony Orchestra to great acclaim, leading ...
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BlogsViolinist Eric Silberger describes recording Paganini with layered variations
The musician recounts the complicated process of recording the audio and video for his ambitious project to capture all the variations of Paganini's Caprice no.24 simultaneously. Watch the video below.
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ArticleViolinist Eric Silberger performs Paganini's Caprice no.24 with layered variations
Ever wondered what all the variations of Paganini's 24th Caprice might sound like played at the same time? In a world first, violinist Eric Silberger performs the work with all variations layered together. The video was produced and shot by Lara St John.Subscribe to The Strad or download ...
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ArticleViolinist James Ehnes performs Paganini's Caprice no.24
The Strad's November 2014 issue cover star, violinist James Ehnes, performs Paganini's Caprice no.24.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.