Paganini: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

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Release Date: 2nd Dec 2013
Catalogue No: 94803
Label: Brilliant Classics
Length: 65 minutes

Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6

Work length35:19

Album only

Kristóf Baráti
NDR Radiophilharmonie
Eiji Oue

I. Allegro maestoso

Track length20:23

Album only

II. Adagio

Track length4:57

$1.00

$1.30

III. Allegro spirituoso

Track length9:59

$2.00

$2.60

Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7 'La Campanella'

Work length30:17

$6.00

$7.75

Kristóf Baráti
NDR Radiophilharmonie
Eiji Oue

I. Allegro maestoso (cadenza by K. Barati)

Track length14:28

$3.00

$3.85

II. Adagio

Track length6:20

$1.00

$1.30

III. Rondo a la clochette, "La campanella"

Track length9:29

$2.00

$2.60

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Among the most revered virtuosos of all time, Nicolò Paganini was a true musical legend of his era, inspiring musicians such as Roberto Schumann to forge his own career as a pianist. Franz Schubert was also a regular audience member at Paganini’s concerts, despite the outlandish ticket prices. Paganini often remarked that, despite his legendary status as a violinist, he found it rather difficult to compose for the instrument. This disc brings together the Italian maestro’s two violin concertos: No.1, his first large work, was written around 1817 but published posthumously in 1851, and the second dates from 1826. Audiences were wowed at the premiere of No.1, thanks to its many extended passages of double‐stopping and harmonics. Concerto No.2 in B minor is nicknamed ‘La campanella’, famous for its third‐movement Rondo that employs a small bell at each reinstatement of the theme. Kristóf Baráti is the soloist, performing the works on his much‐loved “Lady Harmsworth” Stradivarius violin. The release is a welcome addition to his ever‐growing Brilliant Classics discography, of which Beethoven’s Complete Violin Sonatas (BC94310) garnered such reviews as “today’s reference recording” (Frankfurte Allgemeine). Here he is joined by esteemed conductor Eiji Oue and the NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover.

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Paganini: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

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