Ever since they were first published in Milan in 1820, the '24 Caprices' of Niccolo Paganini have been regarded as the ultimate challenge for any virtuoso violinist. They are provocatively dedicated Agli artisti (to the artists), but few of Paganini's contemporaries were able to tackle the multiple technical demands inherent in the most astounding solo violin works yet written. In the 20th century, even allowing for the development of instrumental technique, the advent of modern recording technology and its editing facilities, few performers in our own age have been brave enough to commit all 24 of the Caprices to disc. The legendary Jascha Heifetz recorded only three, Yehudi Menuhin only six. The Italian maestro Ruggiero Ricci, a life-long advocate of Paganini's music, was the first to set down all 24 on record. But it was Israeli-born Perlman in 1972, then aged 26, who was to make the definitive recording. Almost half a century later, Perlman's recording remains the benchmark by which all others are measured.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.No. 1 in E Major: Andante

Itzhak Perlman

2.No. 2 in B Minor: Moderato

Itzhak Perlman

3.No. 3 in E Minor: Sostenuto - Presto - Sostenuto

Itzhak Perlman

4.No. 4 in C Minor: Maestoso

Itzhak Perlman

5.No. 5 in a Minor: Agitato

Itzhak Perlman

6.No. 6 in G Minor: Lento

Itzhak Perlman

7.No. 7 in a Minor: Posato

Itzhak Perlman

8.No. 8 in E-flat Major: Maestoso

Itzhak Perlman

9.No. 9 in E Major: Allegretto

Itzhak Perlman

10.No. 10 in G Minor: Vivace

Itzhak Perlman

11.No. 11 in C Major: Andante - Presto - Andante

Itzhak Perlman

12.No. 12 in A-flat Major: Allegro

Itzhak Perlman

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.No. 13 in B-flat Major: Allegro

Itzhak Perlman

2.No. 14 in E-flat Major: Moderato

Itzhak Perlman

3.No. 15 in E Minor: Posato

Itzhak Perlman

4.No. 16 in G Minor: Presto

Itzhak Perlman

5.No. 17 in E-flat Major: Sostenuto - Andante

Itzhak Perlman

6.No. 18 in C Major: Corrente - Allegro

Itzhak Perlman

7.No. 19 in E-flat Major: Lento - Allegro Assai

Itzhak Perlman

8.No. 20 in D Major: Allegretto

Itzhak Perlman

9.No. 21 in a Major: Amoroso - Presto

Itzhak Perlman

10.No. 22 in F Major: Marcato

Itzhak Perlman

11.No. 23 in E-flat Major: Posato

Itzhak Perlman

12.No. 24 in a Minor: Tema Con Variazioni (Quasi Presto)

Itzhak Perlman

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