Paganini / Lviv International Symphony Orch - 24 Caprices 1 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Despite the fact that Jommelli owed his fame almost exclusively to his operas during his lifetime, the Requiem became his most famous work after his death; the almost one hundred handwritten and printed copies of the entire work or fragments of it that have survived in some seventy libraries throughout Europe, some also in the USA, bear witness to this. Whilst the score and parts of the first performance have been lost, we can still form a reasonably good idea of the original instrumentation thanks to a surviving list of payments made to the musicians. We know that there were eight singers (one female and seven male) in addition to Jommelli. We also know that soon after Jommelli's death the work was performed with ensembles of very different sizes But Peter Van Heyghen and Il Gardellino opted for the version that was close to the first performance and based it's own edition on the manuscript that is considered to be the primary source for the work. Van Heyghen and il Gardellino choose to constitute a vocal ensemble with the state-of-the-art singers of the moment, and the result is stunningly convincing and beautiful. Album Tracks 1. Sonata in G Major for Violin and Basso Continuo, BWV 1021 2. Sonata in E minor for Violin and Basso Continuo, BWV 1023 3. Sonata in D minor for Violin and Basso Continuo, BWV 964 4. Sonata in C minor for Violin and Basso Continuo, BWV 1024 5. Sonata in F Major for Violin and Basso Continuo, BWV 1022 6. Adagio in G Major for Harpsichord BWV 968

Album Tracks 1. 24 Caprices, Op. 1

Paganini's success as a violin virtuoso was naturally only partly based on the fantastical, mysterious and demonic atmosphere that surrounded him. What his professional admirers captivated most of all was his unparalleled playing technique. The best impression of his musical and technical accomplishment can be gained from his most talkedabout work, the 24 Caprices opus 1 (1817), which were modelled on the similarly named pieces by Pietro Locatelli (1733). To this day the 24 Caprices are still considered the bible of violin technique. Ning Feng, First Prize winner at the 2006 International Violin Competition Premio Paganini, gives us a fresh take on his 2017 Samuel Zygmuntowicz violin, and concludes the program with the remarkable Caprice d'Adieu. Album Tracks 1. Paganini No. 1 in E Major Andante 2. Paganini No. 2 in B minor Moderato 3. Paganini No. 3 in E minor Sostenuto - Presto - Sostenuto 4. Paganini No. 4 in C minor Maestoso 5. Paganini No. 5 in a Minor Agitato 6. Paganini No. 6 in G minor Lento 7. Paganini No. 7 in a Minor Posato 8. Paganini No. 8 in E-Flat Major Maestoso 9. Paganini No. 9 in E Major Allegretto 10. Paganini No. 10 in G minor Vivace 11. Paganini No. 11 in C Major Andante - Presto - Andante 12. Paganini No. 12 in A-Flat Major Allegro 13. Paganini No. 13 in B-Flat Major Allegro 14. Paganini No. 14 in E-Flat Major Moderato 15. Paganini No. 15 in E minor Posato 16. Paganini No. 16 in G minor Presto 1.35 17. Paganini No. 17 in E-Flat Major Sostenuto - Andante 18. Paganini No. 18 in C Major Corrente - Allegro 19. Paganini No. 19 in E-Flat Major Lento - Allegro Assai 20. Paganini No. 20 in D Major Allegretto 21. Paganini No. 21 In a Major Amoroso - Presto 22. Paganini No. 22 in F Major Marcato 23. Paganini No. 23 In E-Flat Major Posato - Minore - Posato 24.