The origin of Violin could be established, with enough certainty, after the last transformation of the Lira Violas by Braccio at the end of the 15th century. Its transformation and development would not cease to be perfected during the course of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. In the sixteenth century, the art of Luthier manufacturers of string instruments reached a level that has never been exceeded. The art of Johann Sebastian Bach attests to this outcome of the emergence of the Violin, along with the search for compositional perfection and the technique of the instrument to this day.
In this opportunity I will refer to the virtuoso and exceptional Nicolo Paganini who will leave for the posterity the Cycle of the 24 Caprichos for Solo Violin. These transcendental studies are not only extremely extensive technical demonstrations, but also of profound poetic manifestation. The 24 Caprices for violin were written in groups (six, six and twelve) between 1802 and 1817. All of them were written in the form of studies, and each number explores different techniques of the violin.
The Publishing Company Ricordi published for the first time the 24 Caprichos by Nicolo Paganini in 1820 and grouped them and listed them from 1 to 24 with the number of opus 1, along with the 12 Sonatas for Violin and Guitar (Op. 2 and 3) and 6 Guitar quartets (Opp 4 and 5). Initially, when Paganini published his Caprichos, he dedicated them "to all the artists" instead of a specific person.
It is convenient to point out that, Paganini never had the intention of writing these whims in 24 different tonalities.
On this occasion we will listen to the Capricho No. 1 (Arpeggios) written in the key of E major and this time it is performed by the Italian violinist Salvatore Accardo.
Estelio Padilla
Source consulted
- es.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Caprichos_para_viol%C3%ADn
- Traducción Internews S.A.
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