Caprices and Etudes for Solo Violin (Paperback)

~ Nicolo Paganini (Author), Henryk Wieniawski (Author)

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Product Description

Paganini and Wieniawski were two of the most famous violin virtuosos of the 19th century, and composers of a number of the most treasured masterpieces in the solo violin repertory. Here, in one large-format playing edition, are Paganini’s innovative Caprices (Op. 1) and Wieniawski’s much admired collections of etudes, L’Ecole Moderne (Op. 10) and Etudes caprices (Op. 18.) Both sets of works, reprinted from authoritative editions by C. F. Peters and others, remain popular favorites of concert audiences worldwide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (February 18, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486278832
• ISBN-13: 978-0486278834
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,302,985 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Three books on one, February 1, 2001

By	Christian Jimenez (San Jose, San Jose Costa Rica) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If, you are looking for a better performance in your bowing, and all the color in your violin, adquire this Book. The level is high and you need to be patient and practice to raise the correct level. I like the book, because has a good presentation, some notes about how perform some passages and the best of all, are three books on one book, The 24 Caprices, The E'cole Moderne(Wieniawski), and 8 Wieniawski Etudes.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rising to a difficult task, November 15, 2001

By	d_didonato "d_didonato" (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews

To say that Paganini was ahead of his time is an impossible understatement: we still haven't caught up with him 200 years later. He broke all the rules: parallel octaves, chromaticism, major/minor modulations seemingly at random, etc. etc. This book does a great job of transcribing these amazingly difficult passages. They're HARD, and there's no substitute for practice. Get to work!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for capable classical guitar and violin players, September 2, 1998

By A Customer

Technically challenging and excellent for practice. Caprices are essentially very difficult excercises. Paganini dedicated the caprices to the "artists" and the sonatas to the "amateurs".