Instrumental, Paganini (composer)
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Ibragimova imbues each caprice with its own unique musical personality and expressive narrative, with the result that all those thousands of notes emerge with an emotional rather than merely... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th April 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Winner - Solo Instrument
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Instrumental
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Paganini: 24 Caprices
Recommendedplus Caprices by Berlioz, Cervelló, Kreisler, Ortiz, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate, Wieniawski
María Dueñas (violin), Itamar Golan (piano), Boris Kuschnir (violin), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Mihhail Gerts
The Paganini Caprices have energy in the bowing from the outset, confident octaves and portamento, and impeccable double stops...You could listen straight through, but I’d recommend random shuffling... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th February 2025
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2025, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Winners, Instrumental
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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The New York Times, Best Classical Music Albums of 2025
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From Emily Howard’s elegant, linear melody to Sally Beamish’s craggy soundscape, Humphreys channels Paganini’s virtuosity. She also displays playfulness and a light touch in pieces such as... —
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, May 2022
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Winner - Premiere
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Il Cannone - Francesca Dego plays Paganini's violin
Francesca Dego (violin), Francesca Leonardi (piano)
Dego has an expressive touch, skittering over the strings, yet finding plenty of attack in Szymanowski’s Trois Caprices. Corigliano’s Red Violin Caprices are at times spellbinding, descending... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2021
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a fine showcase for an extremely gifted violinist. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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[Hadelich] manages to unravel Paganini’s nerve-shredding intricacies at speed while sustaining absolute tonal composure. The frankly ludicrous string-darting and hopping of No. 2 is negotiated... —Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2018, Editor's Choice
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Paganini: 24 Caprices
Recommendedplus Caprices by Berlioz, Cervelló, Kreisler, Ortiz, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate, Wieniawski
María Dueñas (violin), Itamar Golan (piano), Boris Kuschnir (violin), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Mihhail Gerts
The Paganini Caprices have energy in the bowing from the outset, confident octaves and portamento, and impeccable double stops...You could listen straight through, but I’d recommend random shuffling... —
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th February 2025
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2025, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Winners, Instrumental
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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The New York Times, Best Classical Music Albums of 2025
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Ida Haendel & Josef Hassid
The Polish-Jewish Violin Prodigies - Their HMV Encores
Ida Haendel (violin), Josef Hassid (violin), Gerald Moore (piano)
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Awards:
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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