Luca Fanfoni (violin), Reale Concerto, I Musici di Parma Orchestra, Antonio de Lorenzi

Bringing together works both well known and entirely new, this remarkable Paganini programme is packed with world premiere recordings made from painstakingly reconstructed manuscripts and unpublished discoveries. The most important of these is the Sonata a preghiera, performed here for the first time with its original orchestral accompaniment. Other fascinating compositions include the Sonata a Violino Scordato that requires re-tuning the violin, the miniatures Capriccio and Agitato casually handed out by Paganini as gifts, and the stunning Introduzione e variazioni sul tema ‘In cor più non mi sento’ which incorporates all of the most spectacular effects of the composer’s legendary violin technique.

Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840)

• Sonata a Preghiera für Violine & Orchester (komplettiert von Italo Vescovo); Sonata a Violino Scordato dedicata all'intreccio e balli dell'orsi; Maria Luisa, Sonate with variations on the fourth string (arr. für Violine & Gitarre); Capriccio für Violine solo; Agitato für Violine solo; 4 Studi für Violine solo; 4 Notturni a quartetto (arr. für Streichquartett; Introduzione e variazioni sul tema "In cor piu non mi sento" für Violine solo