Paganini: 24 Caprices - Alina Ibragimova (2 CDs)

        
            
24 Caprices Op 1[104'19]
CD1
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No 1 in E major, 'L'arpeggio': Andante[1'46]
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No 2 in B minor: Moderato[4'22]
3
No 3 in E minor: Sostenuto – Presto[3'52]
4
No 4 in C minor: Maestoso[9'11]
5
No 5 in A minor: Agitato[3'04]
6
No 6 in G minor, 'The trill': [Adagio][7'16]
7
No 7 in A minor: Posato[8'36]
8
No 8 in E flat major: Maestoso[6'16]
9
No 9 in E major, 'La chasse': Allegretto[3'23]
10
No 10 in G minor: Vivace[3'19]
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No 11 in C major: Andante – Presto[4'40]
12
No 12 in A flat major: Allegro[6'10]
CD2
13
No 13 in B flat major, 'The devil's laughter': Allegro[3'24]
14
No 14 in E flat major: Moderato[2'09]
15
No 15 in E minor: Posato[3'05]
16
No 16 in G minor: Presto[1'41]
17
No 17 in E flat major: Sostenuto – Andante[4'25]
18
No 18 in C major: Corrente. Allegro[2'38]
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No 19 in E flat major: Lento – Allegro assai[3'41]
20
No 20 in D major: Allegretto[3'57]
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No 21 in A major: Amoroso[3'33]
22
No 22 in F major: Marcato[3'05]
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No 23 in E flat major: Posato[5'20]
24
No 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto[5'26]
The transcendental heroics of Paganini’s Caprices have presented the ultimate test for generations of violinists; Alina Ibragimova’s accounts of this most exclusive repertoire join a select few of the most celebrated.