All this week on Classic Drive, Lorcan will feature music from 'Paganini: 24 Caprices' by María Dueñas.

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 Ortíz. 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. Caprice No. 1 in E major. Andante
  2. Caprice No. 2 in B minor. Moderato
  3. Caprice No. 3 in E minor. Sostenuto – Presto – Sostenuto
  4. Caprice No. 4 in C minor. Maestoso
  5. Caprice No. 5 in A minor. Agitato
  6. Caprice No. 6 in G minor. Lento
  7. Caprice No. 7 in A minor. Posato
  8. Caprice No. 8 in E flat major. Maestoso
  9. Caprice No. 9 in E major. Allegretto
  10. Caprice No. 10 in G minor. Vivace
  11. Caprice No. 11 in C major. Andante – Presto – Tempo I
  12. Caprice No. 12 in A flat major. Allegro
  13. Caprice No. 12 in A flat major. Allegro
  14. Caprice No. 14 in E flat major. Moderato
  15. Caprice No. 15 in E minor. Posato
  16. Caprice No. 16 in G minor. Presto
  17. Caprice No. 17 in E flat major. Sostenuto – Andante
  18. Caprice No. 18 in C major. Corrente
  19. Caprice No. 19 in E flat major. Lento – Allegro assai
  20. Caprice No. 20 in D major. Allegretto
  21. Caprice No. 21 in A major. Amoroso
  22. Caprice No. 22 in F major. Marcato
  23. Caprice No. 23 in E flat major. Posato
  24. Caprice No. 24 in A minor. Tema. Quasi Presto – Variazioni – Finale
  25. Pablo De Sarasate: Caprice basque op. 24 for violin and piano
  26. Fritz Kreisler: Recitativo & Scherzo-Caprice op. 6 for violin solo Caprice viennois op. 2 I. Allegro molto moderato
  27. II. Andante con moto
  28. III. Presto arr. for violin and guitar by Antoine Fougeray
  29. Jordi Cervelló: Milstein Caprice for violin solo
  30. Henryk Wieniawski: Étude-Caprice in E flat major op. 18/2 for 2 violins

Tune in at 5:20 everyday this week to hear a selection from this album on Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive.