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Caprice No. 1

11.04.2015 by Nick Grant //

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This caprice seems to me to be the natural evolution and outgrowth of the 24 Caprices by Locatelli, especially of the 24th and  last etude from this series titled ” The Harmonic Labyrinth”. Locatelli uses a triplet arpeggiated figure to represent the recurring  theme and Paganini uses a quadruplet arpeggiated figure with greater intricacy and complexity in his 1st caprice, nicknamed ” L’ Arpeggio “.

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Caprice No. 2

11.04.2015 by Nick Grant //

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The second caprice in B minor features awkward string crossings at high speeds.

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Caprice No. 3

11.04.2015 by Nick Grant //

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The third caprice is a study of fingered octaves with a perpetual motion middle section. It has what I consider to be the single most difficult finger stretch in the entire series: a unison double trill on E above middle C. I wonder if it was problematic for  Paganini…

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