Paganini's 24 Caprices for Solo Violin

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gptkbp:instanceOf musical composition
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Niccolò_Paganini
gptkbp:compositionPeriod 1802–1817
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:dedicatedTo all artists
gptkbp:difficulty virtuosic
gptkbp:firstPublicationPlace gptkb:Milan
gptkbp:form caprice
gptkbp:genre classical music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Paganini's 24 Caprices for Solo Violin
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Johannes_Brahms
gptkb:Sergei_Rachmaninoff
gptkb:Franz_Liszt
gptkbp:instrumentation solo violin
gptkbp:language instrumental
gptkbp:notableArrangementBy orchestral variations by Sergei Rachmaninoff
piano transcriptions by Franz Liszt
variations by Johannes Brahms
gptkbp:notableFeature each caprice explores different violin techniques
Caprice No. 24 is a theme with variations
frequently used as technical studies by violinists
inspired numerous composers and performers
no accompaniment
showcases advanced techniques such as left-hand pizzicato, ricochet bowing, double stops, harmonics
considered among the most difficult works for solo violin
gptkbp:notablePerformer gptkb:Hilary_Hahn
gptkb:Itzhak_Perlman
gptkb:Jascha_Heifetz
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Caprice_No._24_in_A_minor
gptkbp:notableRecording gptkb:Alexander_Markov_(1989)
gptkb:Hilary_Hahn_(2013)
gptkb:James_Ehnes_(2003)
gptkb:Jascha_Heifetz_(1940)
gptkb:Leonidas_Kavakos_(1992)
gptkb:Midori_(2003)
gptkb:Niccolò_Paganini_(cylinder_recordings,_disputed_authenticity)
gptkb:Ruggiero_Ricci_(1947)
gptkb:Salvatore_Accardo_(1973)
gptkb:Shlomo_Mintz_(1981)
gptkb:Thomas_Zehetmair_(1982)
Itzhak Perlman (1972)
Julia Fischer (2009)
Rachel Barton Pine (1997)
gptkbp:opusNumber Op. 1
gptkbp:pieceCount 24
gptkbp:publishedIn 1820
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Liszt_Paganini_Études
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6