María Dueñas – Paganini: 24 Caprices — Caprices by Berlioz, Cervelló, Kreisler, Ortiz, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate, Wieniawski (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:52:04 minutes | 2,89 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
María Dueñas finds the perfect balance between artistry and technique as she tackles an icon of the repertoire for her second Deutsche Grammophon album. Having earned rave reviews and a 2024 OPUS KLASSIK Young Talent of the Year award for her DG debut, Beethoven and Beyond, the Spanish violinist now turns to Paganini’s legendary 24 Caprices. She couples these with a selection of later works inspired by Paganini, presenting music by composers ranging from Berlioz to Gabriela Ortiz. Dueñas is joined in chamber pieces by Boris Kuschnir, pianists Itamar Golan and Alexander Malofeev and guitarist Raphaël Feuillâtre, and in orchestral caprices by the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Mihhail Gerts.
Tracklist:
1-01. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 1 in E Major “L’arpeggio”. Andante (02:33)
1-02. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 2 in B Minor. Moderato (03:36)
1-03. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 3 in E Minor. Sostenuto – Presto (04:11)
1-04. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 4 in C Minor. Maestoso (08:33)
1-05. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 5 in A Minor. Agitato (03:18)
1-06. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 6 in G Minor “The Trill’. [Adagio] (05:54)
1-07. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 7 in A Minor. Posato (05:15)
1-08. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 8 in E-Flat Major. Maestoso (03:52)
1-09. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 9 in E Major “La chasse”. Allegretto (03:44)
1-10. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 10 in G Minor. Vivace (02:55)
1-11. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 11 in C Major. Andante – Presto (05:13)
1-12. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 12 in A-Flat Major. Allegro (04:18)
1-13. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 13 in B-Flat Major “The Devil’s Laughter”. Allegro (03:26)
1-14. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 14 in E-Flat Major. Moderato (02:42)
1-15. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 15 in E Minor. Posato (03:55)
1-16. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 16 in G Minor. Presto (02:32)
1-17. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 17 in E-Flat Major. Sostenuto – Andante (04:31)
1-18. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 18 in C Major. Corrente. Allegro (03:11)
1-19. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 19 in E-Flat Major. Lento – Allegro assai (03:36)
1-20. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 20 in D Major. Allegretto (04:02)
1-21. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 21 in A Major. Amoroso (03:39)
1-22. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 22 in F Major. Marcato (03:58)
1-23. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 23 in E-Flat Major. Posato (04:35)
1-24. María Dueñas – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A Minor. Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto (07:11)
1-25. María Dueñas – Caprice basque, Op. 24 (07:28)
1-26. María Dueñas – Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 6 (06:19)
1-27. María Dueñas – Caprice viennois, Op. 2 (Arr. Fougeray for Violin and Guitar): I. Allegro molto moderato (01:12)
1-28. María Dueñas – Caprice viennois, Op. 2 (Arr. Fougeray for Violin and Guitar): II. Andante con moto (01:40)
1-29. María Dueñas – Caprice viennois, Op. 2 (Arr. Fougeray for Violin and Guitar): III. Presto (01:54)
1-30. María Dueñas – Milstein Caprice (05:22)
1-31. María Dueñas – Études-Caprices for 2 Violins, Op. 18: No. 2 in E-Flat Major (06:13)
1-32. María Dueñas – De cuerda y madera (11:27)
1-33. María Dueñas – Caprice andalous, Op. 122 (11:12)
1-34. María Dueñas – Rêverie et caprice, H. 88 (08:29)
1-35. María Dueñas – Introduction et rondo capriccioso, Op. 28 (09:55)