Piatti / Wrobel - Tutti I Capricci - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Caprice, being a virtuoso form, mainly for a solo instrument, dates back to the 19th century. In these times, instrumentalists were frequently also composers - they would create pieces adapted to their abilities and the caprice was the most virtuosic genre among them. It is also the main topic of this album. The caprices by Alfredo Piatti, recognized by Yehudi Menuhin as the cello's New Testament, are fraught with difficulties, but there are plenty of beautiful and varied melodies and counterpoints using almost all possibilities of the cello. To Anna Wróbel, Piatti is more than virtuosity of the caprices, it is also captivating chamber music of varied atmosphere, interpreted and arranged (Andrzej Wróbel), in a family ensemble, for two and three cellos. Anna Wróbel is a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. She graduated in 2005 with honors from the Academy of Music Fr. Chopin in Warsaw in the class of professor Andrzej Wróbel. In 2012 she received her Doctor of Musical Arts from the same school. Album Tracks 1. Capriccio No. 1 Allegro Quasi Presto 2. Capriccio No. 2 Andante Religioso 3. Capriccio No. 3 Moderato 4. Capriccio No. 4 Allegretto 5. Capriccio No. 5 Allegro Comodo 6. Capriccio No. 6 Adagio Largamente 7. Capriccio No. 7 Maestoso 8. Capriccio No. 8 Moderato Ma Energico 9. Capriccio No. 9 Allegro 10. Capriccio No. 10 Allegro Deciso 11. Capriccio No. 11 Adagio - Allegro - Adagio 12. Capriccio No. 12 Allegretto Capriccioso 13. Capriccio Sopra Un Tema Della Niobe Di Pacini, Op. 22 14. Elegia Sulla Morte Di Antonio Rubinstein Per Due Violoncelli - Anna Wrobel/Andrzej Wrobel 15. Serenata Per Due Violoncelli E Pianoforte - Various Performers