Following her acclaimed DG debut María Dueñas has chosen Nicolò Paganini’s iconic solo Caprices for her upcoming album. These 24 dazzling gems have accompanied the Spanish rising star since she began playing. Noting that Paganini lived in the age of Italian bel canto, María seeks “to bring out the vocal quality in the Caprices – to reveal the music behind the technique”NICOLÒ PAGANINI (1782–1840)24 Caprices for Violin Solo op. 11. Caprice No. 1 in E major. Andante2. Caprice No. 2 in B minor. Moderato3. Caprice No. 3 in E minor. Sostenuto – Presto – Sostenuto4. Caprice No. 4 in C minor. Maestoso5. Caprice No. 5 in A minor. Agitato6. Caprice No. 6 in G minor. Lento7. Caprice No. 7 in A minor. Posato8. Caprice No. 8 in E flat major. Maestoso9. Caprice No. 9 in E major. Allegretto10. Caprice No. 10 in G minor. Vivace11. Caprice No. 11 in C major. Andante – Presto – Tempo I12. Caprice No. 12 in A flat major. Allegro13. Caprice No. 13 in B flat major. Allegro14. Caprice No. 14 in E flat major. Moderato15. Caprice No. 15 in E minor. Posato16. Caprice No. 16 in G minor. Presto17. Caprice No. 17 in E flat major. Sostenuto – Andante18. Caprice No. 18 in C major. Corrente19. Caprice No. 19 in E flat major. Lento – Allegro assai20. Caprice No. 20 in D major. Allegretto21. Caprice No. 21 in A major. Amoroso22. Caprice No. 22 in F major. Marcato23. Caprice No. 23 in E flat major. Posato24. Caprice No. 24 in A minor. Tema. Quasi Presto – Variazioni – Finale25. PABLO DE SARASATE (1844–1908) Caprice basque op. 24 for violin and piano26. FRITZ KREISLER (1875–1962) Recitativo & Scherzo-Caprice op. 6 for violin solo Caprice viennois op. 227 I. Allegro molto moderato28 II. Andante con moto29 III. Presto arr. for violin and guitar by Antoine Fougeray30 JORDI CERVELLÓ (1935–2022) Milstein Caprice for violin solo31 HENRYK WIENIAWSKI (1835–1880) Étude-Caprice in E flat major op. 18/2 for 2 violins