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Dave Camwell, jazz saxophone player, explores the composer's virtuosity as illustrated by the pieces of this opus. He shows how every special technique is included in one or more of the caprices.
Extended discussion from the archives of violinist.com examines various artists who have recorded them and rates and evaluates many of the performances.
Essay begins with biographical introduction then examines the entire work and various pieces therein. Notes their continuing popularity.
Classical Notes.co.uk discussion of the transcription for piano and orchestra, noting the specter of death in the Rhapsody as indicated by the Dies Irae.
Discussion at violinist.com about various composers who have written variations on this theme or on all the Paganini Caprices.
Program note at ChesterNovello.com showing the development and explaining the style of the Lutoslawski composition.
Hyperion Records sleeve note. Mainly deals with the nature of the Studies, their original composer, and their transcriptionist, noting their brilliance and technical demands and listing them according to common nicknames.
Masters in Music thesis submitted by Heather Koren Pinson to Louisiana State University.
Fred Flaxman notes the original Caprices and discusses the assorted interpretations granted some or all of them by such composers as Paganini, Brahms, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Szymanowski, Lutoslawski, and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Fred Flaxman notes the original Caprices and discusses the assorted interpretations granted some or all of them by such composers as Paganini, Brahms, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Szymanowski, Lutoslawski, and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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