Caprice, being a virtuoso form, mainly for a solo instrument, dates back to the 19th century. In these times, instrumentalists were frequently also composers - they would create pieces adapted to their abilities and the caprice was the most virtuosic genre among them. It is also the main topic of this album. The caprices by Alfredo Piatti, recognized by Yehudi Menuhin as the cello's New Testament, are fraught with difficulties, but there are plenty of beautiful and varied melodies and counterpoints using almost all possibilities of the cello. To Anna WrÃ³bel, Piatti is more than virtuosity of the caprices, it is also captivating chamber music of varied atmosphere, interpreted and arranged (Andrzej WrÃ³bel), in a family ensemble, for two and three cellos. Anna WrÃ³bel is a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. She graduated in 2005 with honors from the Academy of Music Fr. Chopin in Warsaw in the class of professor Andrzej WrÃ³bel. In 2012 she received her Doctor of Musical Arts from the same school.

Tracklist:

Capriccio No. 1: Allegro Quasi Presto
Capriccio No. 2: Andante Religioso
Capriccio No. 3: Moderato
Capriccio No. 4: Allegretto
Capriccio No. 5: Allegro Comodo
Capriccio No. 6: Adagio Largamente
Capriccio No. 7: Maestoso
Capriccio No. 8: Moderato Ma Energico
Capriccio No. 9: Allegro 1
Capriccio No. 10: Allegro Deciso 1
Capriccio No. 11: Adagio - Allegro - Adagio 1
Capriccio No. 12: Allegretto Capriccioso 1
Capriccio Sopra Un Tema Della Niobe Di Pacini, Op. 22 1
Elegia Sulla Morte Di Antonio Rubinstein Per Due Violoncelli - Anna Wrobel/Andrzej Wrobel 1
Serenata Per Due Violoncelli E Pianoforte - Various Performers

UPC: 5902547012810
Label: Dux Recording Prod.
Release Date: 6.15.18
Format: CD

Piatti / Wrobel - Tutti I Capricci (CD)