Marina Piccinini - Paganini: 24 Caprices (arr. Piccinini)

Flautist Marina Piccinini astounds with her virtuosity in her own arrangements for Paganini's devilishly difficult 24 Capricci.

Flautist Marina Piccinini relishes tradition with a twist. Having recorded J. S. Bach's Flute Sonatas with the Brasil Guitar Duo - the first ever recording using this combination of instruments - she astounds again with astonishing virtuosity in her own arrangements of Paganini's notoriously difficult 24 Capricci. Piccinini matches Paganini's vision and independence of spirit, explaining, I was drawn to transcribe and record all the Caprices as a challenge and stimulus for my own development, a path towards pushing the envelope outside my personal comfort zone. What I discovered and fell in love with was a musical voice that demanded a far greater emotional expression through technical perfection of phrasing, flexibility of embouchure, depth of sound, breath control, digital dexterity and precise articulation.

Personnel: Marina Piccinini (flute)

Critical acclaim for Marina Piccinini:

Piccinini makes her own magic...Brilliant technical fluency and keen interpretive senses. - Baltimore Sun

Splendidly recorded...evocative...the playing is first class. - MusicWeb International

A rather wonderful musician. - Flute Magazine