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A glance in Grove will reveal, if you didn't know it already, that Paganini wrote a great deal of guitar music both with and without the violin, bringing together the two instruments he played so well. Paganini played these works with the guitarist/violinist Luigi L.egnani who, it is said, finally protested that he always had the easy guitar parts, whilst Paganini enjoyed the violinistic limelight.
However, when Paganini produced his Grand Sonata and gave the violin part to Legnani the roles were doubly reversed; the violin plays such a minor role that it is usually omitted from performances; I can recollect only one other (now deleted) recording in which it appears! As a violinist was to hand he plays his part here, from which you may judge what is (not) lost when it is omitted. The guitar parts in the Six Sonatas, op. 3 are of student level—Segovia refused many invitations to play them—and could benefit from revision, as those in Opp. II and 17, adapted from the original piano parts, firmly suggest. The Sonata concerto/a finds the two instruments on a more even playing field, with the guitar often leading the way. This is not the music of Paganini wearing his devil's cloak but I would have liked a little more emotional fire and bite than is present in these polished and expressive performances. They are nevertheless clearly recorded, well annotated, and welcome. (JD, Gramophone, April 1994)

Nicolo Paganini (1782 - 1840)
Sonata concertata M.S. 2 per chitarra e violino in A major
1 Allegro spiritoso [7:50]
2 Adagio, assai espressivo [3:42]
3 Rondeau. Allegretto con brio, scherzando [2:40]
Sei sonate M.S. 27 (op.3) per violino e chitarra
Sonata n.1 - in A major
4 Larghetto [2:00]
5 Presto Variato - Variazione [1:18]
Sonata n.4 - in A minor
6 Andante largo [3:01]
7 Allegretto [1:27]
Sonata n.6 - in E minor
8 Andante [2:32]
9 Allegro vivo e spiritoso - Minore [1:51]
10 Grand Sonata M.S.3 per chitarra e violino - in A major [4:30]
Centone di sonate M.S.112 per violino e chitarra - Lettera A:
Sonata n.2 - in D major
11 Adagio cantabile [2:49]
12 Rondoncino. Andantino, Tempo di Polacca - Minore [4:10]
Sonata n.4 - in A major
13 Adagio cantabile [2:39]
14 Rondo. Andantino. Allegretto - Minore - Maggiore [5:51]
Cantabile M.S.109 - in D major
15 per violino e chitarra (pianoforte)
Sonata a preghiera M.S.23 - in F minor per violino IV corda e chitarra
16 1. Introduction. Allegro [2:46]
17 2. Thème. Tempo alla Marcia - [1:08]
18 Var. I - [0:58]
19 Var. II. Vigoroso - [1:13]
20 Var. III. [0:33]
21 3. Finale [0:31]
Allegro vivace a movimento perpetuo M.S.72 (op.11) in C major
22 per violino e chitarra [3:16]

Gil Shaham
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