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It is widely considered one of the most difficult pieces ever written for the solo violin. It requires many highly advanced techniques such as parallel octaves and rapid shifting covering many intervals , extremely fast scales and arpeggios including minor scales , left hand pizzicato , high positions, and quick string crossings.
Caprice No. 5 is one of 24 caprices for solo violin composed by virtuoso violinist Niccolò Paganini in the early 19th century. The piece is known for its fast tempo and technical difficulty. Paganini is said to have been able to play it on one string, but there is no evidence to support or refute this. [1]
A Piece of PI for Solo Violin (2008) Ruggiero Ricci "Jeux interdits" Romance (arranged: from Anonimous) "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" for violin solo (transcription from: Francisco Tarrega) "La Cumparsita", Tango for solo violin (transcription from: Gerardo Matos Rodríguez / arranged by Vicente Zito / edited by Ricci) George Rochberg
The piece then repeats back to the beginning and ends right before reaching the second part for the second time. 14: E-flat major: Moderato: The 14th caprice displays the violin's ability to voice chords. It contains many triple and quadruple stops. Stylistically, the piece imitates brass fanfares. 15: E minor: Posato: Caprice 15 is in ABA form.
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Kreisleriana, concert piece for violin and chamber orchestra (1993) (withdrawn) [5] Fantasie for Solo Clarinet (1993) 180 beats per minute for string sextet (1993) Études I-VI for violin solo (1995–2010) Fleurs du mal, a piano sonata (1996–97) Insel der Sirenen (Island of the Sirens) for solo violin and 19 strings (1997)
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The pieces are all based on some of the Caprices (Nos. 6/5, 17, 1, 9, and 24) and concertos (No. 2/1) by Niccolò Paganini for violin, and are among the most technically demanding pieces in pianistics (especially the original versions, before Liszt revised them, thinning the textures and removing some of the more outrageous technical difficulties).