AV 2374 Bel Canto Paganini: 24 Caprices

Billboard chart-topping violinist Rachel Barton Pine traverses Paganini’s ground breaking set of 24 Caprices with virtuosic flair and, in equal measure, reverence for the bel canto – or “beautiful singing” – style of the composer’s generation.  

Composer	Opus	Music		Performer
Paganini, Niccolò (1782-1840)		Introduction and Variations on “Nel cor più non mi sento” from Paisiello’s La molinara		Rachel Barton Pine, violin
Paganini, Niccolò	Op.1	24 Caprices for solo violin
Barton Pine, Rachel (b. 1974)		Introduction, Theme and Variations on “God Defend New Zealand”