Saturday, September 11, 2010

Paganini: Concerto per violino e orchestra #1

Niccolò Paganini's violin concerto is fantastic anytime, but the second part is splendid for a peaceful weekend morning.
I now rename Perpetuela as "Flight of the Hummingbird", especially confirmed in the passage where the violin hovers in the background, and the flute comes in.
Salvatore Accardo does a magnificent job. Charles Dutoit conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Galleria Deutsche-Grammophon CD.

Name Key Catalogue Musicians Observations
Concerto per violino e orchestra #1Dop.6Cadenza: Emile Sauret & Accardo
  1. Allegro maestoso
  2. Adagio espressivo
  3. Rondo. Allegro spiritoso
Sonata Napoleone
  1. Introduzione. Adagio
  2. Larghetto
  3. Andantino variato
  4. Variazioni I-III
  5. Finale
I palpiti
  1. Larghetto cantabile
  2. Recitativo (con grande espressione)
  3. Tema. Andantino
  4. Variazioni I-III
  5. Coda
PerpetuelaAllegro vivace

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