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Paganini: 24 Caprices arranged for Guitar |  | Creators: Niccolo Paganini, Eliot Fisk
Label: Music Masters Classics
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 47819
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 016126709222
EAN: 0016126709222
ASIN: B000000FR4
Release Date: May 17, 1993
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| Tracks:
| • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 1, Andante in E major | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 2, Moderato in B minor | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 3, Sostenuto - Presto - Sostenuto in E minor | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 4, Maestoso in C minor | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 5, Agitato in A minor | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 6, Lento in G minor | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 7, Posato in A minor | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 8, Maestoso in E flat major | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 9, Allegretto in E major, "The Hunt" | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 10, Vivace in G minor | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 11, Andante - Presto - Tempo I in C major | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 12, Allegro in A flat major | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 13, Allegro in B flat major, "The Devil's Chuckle" | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 14, Moderato in E flat major | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 15, Posato in E minor | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 16, Presto in G minor | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 17, Sostenuto - Andante, in E flat major | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 18, Corrente - Allegro in C major | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 19, Lento - Allegro assai in E flat major | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 20, Allegretto in D major | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 21, Amoroso - Presto in A major | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 22, Marcato in F major | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 23, Posato in E flat major | | • | Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 24, Tema - Quasi presto (11) Variazioni - Finale in A minor |
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 A musical monstrosity February 6, 2008
Paul Magnussen (Campbell, CA USA)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Mr. Fisk's technique is formidable, but unfortunately, it leads him to do things because he can, rather than because he should.
This collection of transcriptions of the violin Caprices is, not to put too fine a point on it, dreadful (a violinist friend of mine used an even stronger word). Nor would anyone else likely have done much better -- the music is just unsuited to the guitar.
However, you certainly get value in terms of the total time: it is 79'24".
 INNOVATIVE AND STUNNING October 28, 2006
Joel P. Smith
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Lets begin by just saying for the record that the two previous reviewers who spoke negatively about this recording are most likely jealous guitarists who are just trying to make themselves feel a little less inadequate. Give it up, guys, you just make yourselves look pompous and delusional when you presume to imply that you could do better than what is on this c.d. This recording is nothing short of a revelation that pushes the boundaries of modern guitar repetoire. If you love guitar music you must hear this!
Brilliant and beautiful October 10, 2006
dm (rochester, ny)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is one of those rare instances where technical genius and artistry meet to create a work of art that is both brilliant and beautiful.
Fisk's playing is stellar, and the recording is crisp and clear. He plays all 24 caprices wonderfully, I am especially impressed with #5...I think I played it three times in a row.
Why is this no longer in print? Luckily I found it used for only $6, what a steal! Hopefully you can find it in the library and burn a copy...hey, if no label is going to publish this masterpiece...
 Ahh It's Ok I guess June 18, 2006
Shaolinguitarmonk (McKinney, TX USA)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
It's cool to have a recording of all 24 of these together but yes I will have to agree with a lot of the negative reviews of this in that it's very sloppy. It seems like he spent very little time on his tone and rhythmic accuracy. I have heard Eliot FIsk play much better. All in all it's still cool to have these all for guitar. There are a few better recordings of some of these out there. No. 11,5,and 24 on a cd of Paganini guitar music on the Naxos label are played by a former pupil of Fisk Marco Tamayo I think is his name he doesn't play quite as fast but cleaner. Chinese guitarist Xuefei Yang on her hard to find cd plays my absolute favourite recording of the 24th Caprice. It's just as fast and played much more precise and beautifully. Numbers 17, and 5 are on the album "Guitar Works" by German guitarist Tilman Hoppstock. He plays them faster than Eliot Fisk for all you speed lovers but he also plays them alot cleaner. Out of all those notes hammered out so fast none of them sound bad like many in this Fisk recording. That's goes more so for his credit to not only play fast but also rhythmically precise and with good tone. So all in all this ok to listen to for study of these 24 caprices for guitar adaptation but there are much better efforts out there.
Exquisite Music! April 14, 2006
Lucretius
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm a huge instrumental guitar fan, especially stuff from Jason Becker and the whole neoclassical genre; so to say that I was absolutely floored by Eliot Fisk's playing is an understatement. For the purists I'm sure there are sublties of his playing that aren't exactly "perfect", but nonetheless what a tremendous performance he gives on this recording! Every chord, phrase, and arpeggio is well articulated and executed with masterful precision. His rendition of the fifth caprice is also very well done. I also thought his tempo taken through some of the faster caprices was just right; it allowed me to distinquish all the complexities of the music rather than pass by me in a big blur like the violin versions sometimes have a way of doing. This recording would do well in any collection.
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