The 24 Caprices have often been hailed as some of the most challenging musical pieces ever written. The music has been expertly translated to the electric guitar to provide a wealth of melody, harmony and killer guitar licks!

Learn to play Paganini’s Caprice No.24 on electric guitar with Danny Gill!
The 24 Caprices have often been hailed as some of the most challenging musical pieces ever written. The music has been expertly translated to the electric guitar to provide a wealth of melody, harmony and killer guitar licks!
Although not for the faint hearted, completing these pieces will not only make you a better player, but will also put you out there with some of the best technicians in the world!

Tracklist:

1. Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, KV 216
1 (1) I. Allegro (8:20)
2 (2) II. Adagio (8:16)
3 (3) III. Rondo: Allegro. Andante. Allegretto. Tempo I (7:03)
Orchestre Symphonique de Paris.
Con. George Enescu.
Yehudi Menuhin, violin.
Recorded in 1935.

Violin Concerto No.7 in D major, KV 271A
4 (4) I. Allegro maestoso (10:41)
5 (5) II. Andante (7:54)
6 (6) III. Allegro (7:43)
Orchestre Symphonique de Paris.
Con. George Enescu.
Yehudi Menuhin, violin.
Recorded in 1934.

2. Isaac Stern (1920-2001)

Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880)

Violin Concerto No.2 in D minor, op.22
1 (7) I. Allegro moderato (11:16)
2 (8) II. Adagio (4:21)
3 (9) III. Allegro moderato: Alla zingaresca (6:09)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
Con. Efrem Kurtz.
Isaac Stern, violin.
Recorded in 1946.

3. Ruggiero Ricci (born 1918)

Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840)

24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op.1
1 (10) Caprice No.1 in E major (Andante) (1:35)
2 (11) Caprice No.2 in B minor (Moderato) (2:55)
3 (12) Caprice No.3 in E minor (Sostenuto - Presto - Sostenuto) (2:53)
4 (13) Caprice No.4 in C minor (Maestoso) (5:59)
5 (14) Caprice No.5 in A minor (Agitato) (2:16)
6 (15) Caprice No.6 in G minor (Adagio) (4:55)
7 (16) Caprice No.7 in A minor (Moderato assai) (3:09)
8 (17) Caprice No.8 in E-flat major (Maestoso) (2:33)
9 (18) Caprice No.9 in E major (Allegretto) (2:51)
10 (19) Caprice No.10 in G minor (Vivace) (1:59)
11 (20) Caprice No.11 in C major (Andante - Presto - Tempo I) (4:08)
12 (21) Caprice No.12 in A-flat major (Allegro) (2:36)
13 (22) Caprice No.13 in B-flat major (Allegro non troppo) (2:34)
14 (23) Caprice No.14 in E-flat major (Marcia: Moderato) (1:31)
15 (24) Caprice No.15 in E minor (Posato) (2:38)
16 (25) Caprice No.16 in G minor (Presto) (1:07)
17 (26) Caprice No.17 in E-flat major (Sostenuto - Andante) (3:01)
18 (27) Caprice No.18 in C major (Corrente - Allegro) (2:13)
19 (28) Caprice No.19 in E-flat major (Lento - Allegro assai) (2:43)
20 (29) Caprice No.20 in D major (Allegretto) (3:50)
21 (30) Caprice No.21 in A major (Amoroso - Presto) (3:10)
22 (31) Caprice No.22 in F major (Marcato) (2:50)
23 (32) Caprice No.23 in E-flat major (Posato) (4:10)
24 (33) Caprice No.24 in A minor (Tema con variazioni: Quasi presto) (6:01)
Ruggiero Ricci, violin.
Recorded in 1950.

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Violin Sonata in E-flat major, op.18
25 (1934) I. Allegro, ma non troppo (10:42)
26 (35) II. Improvisation: Andante cantabile (7:39)
27 (36) III. Finale: Andante - Allegro (8:26)
Ruggiero Ricci, violin.
Carlo Bussotti, piano.
Recorded in London, June 1953.

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

6 Sonates Progressives

Sonata No.1 in F major, J99
1928 (37) I. Allegro (2:17)
29 (1938) II. Romanze: Larghetto (1:58)
30 (39) III. Rondo: Amabile (2:33)

Sonata No.2 in G major, J100
31 (40) I. Carattere espagnuolo: Moderato (2:34)
32 (1941) II. Adagio (3:07)
33 (42) III. Air polonaise (Rondo): Allegro (2:09)

Sonata No.3 in D minor, J101
34 (1943) I. Air russe: Allegro moderato (1:46)
35 (1944) II. Rondo: Presto (2:14)

Sonata No.4 in E-flat major, J102
36 (45) I. Moderato (3:23)
37 (1946) II. Rondo: Vivace (1:54)

Sonata No.5 in A major, J103
38 (1947) I. Andante con moto (3:19)
39 (1948) II. Siciliano: Allegretto (2:51)

Sonata No.6 in C major, J104
40 (1949) I. Allegro con fuoco (2:50)
41 (50) II. Largo - Polacca (5:28)

Ruggiero Ricci, violin.
Carlo Bussotti, piano.
Recorded in London, February 1954.

4. Ida Haendel (ROD.1928)

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Violin Concerto in A minor, op.53
1 (51) I. Allegro ma non troppo (9:52)
2 (52) II. Adagio ma non troppo (9:04)
3 (53) III. Finale: Allegro giocoso ma non troppo (9:59)
National Symphony Orchestra.
Con. Karl Ranki.
Ida Haendel, violin.
Recorded in 1947.