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Brilliant Classics

Paganini: 43 Ghiribizzi for Guitar

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Composer
Niccolo Paganini
Artist
Giacomo Carletti
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Mar 21, 2025
Catalog #
BRI97417
UPC
5028421974170

About

A new recording of Paganini's eccentric 'diary of invention' for guitar by a young Italian musician with a fast-growing reputation in both rock and classical genres. Giacomo Carletti took up the guitar at the age of 13, initially playing electric. Impressed by his talent, the composer Edoardo Catemario encouraged Carletti to take up the classical guitar. He now makes his career as a busy recitalist with the classical instrument while keeping up his pop and rock connections by playing electric guitar in several bands. As Carletti remarks in his booklet essay for his debut album on Brilliant Classics, the 43 Ghiribizzi by Paganini stand as a testament to his musical ingenuity and sense of fun. They present a showcase for his technical prowess but also reveal a lighter side to the virtuoso often caricatured as a dark and forbidding figure. The term Ghiribizzo is defined in Italian as an 'Idea bizzarra, capriccio improvviso'. Many less than a minute long, the 43 sketches sometimes start and stop abruptly; some are hardly more than tunes, others are eccentric fantasies. Many of them are based on existing material - not only the Mozart aria 'La ci darem la mano' from Don Giovanni, which Paganini acknowledges in the score, but other tunes he picked up on the way, popular and folkloristic, often anonymous in origin. No.37 of the collection has an esspecially rich back-story: a fond musical memory of Paganini's meeting with Rossini in Naples, in 1820. The piece, divided into two parts, bears Rossini's name at the bottom of the first 16 bars, and Paganini's at the bottom of the next 16, perhaps as a recollection of a game where they improvised together. 'in recording the Ghiribizzi,' says Carletti, 'I wanted to bring out the eccentric and eclectic character of the composer. I try to imagine Paganini as a rock virtuoso of nowadays and treat his music accordingly.' - Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) is perhaps best known for his 24 Caprices for Solo Violin which granted him the fame as the diabolical virtuoso of his age. However, his contributions to the guitar world are equally fascinating, particularly his 43 Ghiribizzi. - In the dictionary of the Italian language the word Ghiribizzo is described as follows: "Idea bizzarra, capriccio improvviso" (bizarre idea, capricious improvisation). The artist Giacomo Carletti about the recording: "Bearing this precise and unequivocal definition in mind, in recording the 43 Ghiribizzi for guitar I wanted to bring out the eccentric and eclectic character of the composer. I try to imagine Paganini as a present day rock virtuoso and treat his music accordingly. Every rhythmical variation, every single notation has been studied, evaluated and decided in the awareness of wanting to make this integral as realistic as possible to what could have been a performance by Paganini himself. On this album you can hear hilarious tunes alternating, even in the same piece, with thoughtful, profound parts. Although there is no evidence of concerts held by the Italian maestro with the guitar, it is well known that Paganini studied and knew how to play the guitar with great mastery." - Giacomo Carletti plays in a wide variety of genres and styles, alternating performances in rock and pop bands with classical guitar solo and chamber concerts.

Tracklist 43 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1 in A Major: Allegretto 00:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1 in A Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  2. 2 No. 2 in C Major: Andantino 01:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2 in C Major: Andantino
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  3. 3 No. 3 in C Major: Waltz 02:15
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3 in C Major: Waltz
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  4. 4 No. 4 in A Major: Allegretto 00:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4 in A Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  5. 5 No. 5 in D Major: Moderato 00:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5 in D Major: Moderato
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  6. 6 No. 6 in G Major: Andantino 02:38
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6 in G Major: Andantino
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  7. 7 No. 7 in E Major: Waltz 01:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7 in E Major: Waltz
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  8. 8 No. 8 in C Major: Andante 01:27
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8 in C Major: Andante
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  9. 9 No. 9 in C Major: Andantino 00:54
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9 in C Major: Andantino
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  10. 10 No. 10 in C Major 01:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10 in C Major
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  11. 11 No. 11 in A Major: Allegretto 00:46
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11 in A Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  12. 12 No. 12 in C Major: Andante 01:37
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12 in C Major: Andante
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  13. 13 No. 13 in C Major: Allegro 01:15
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 13 in C Major: Allegro
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  14. 14 No. 14 in C Major: Allegro assai 01:18
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 14 in C Major: Allegro assai
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  15. 15 No. 15 in G Major: Allegro 01:02
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 15 in G Major: Allegro
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  16. 16 No. 16 in G Major: Larghetto (after In cor più non mi sento from La Molinara by Paisiello) 01:42
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 16 in G Major: Larghetto (after In cor più non mi sento from La Molinara by Paisiello)
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  17. 17 No. 17 in D Major: Andantino (after Le streghe from Il noce di Benevento by Sussmayr) 02:20
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 17 in D Major: Andantino (after Le streghe from Il noce di Benevento by Sussmayr)
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  18. 18 No. 18 in D Minor: Andantino 02:32
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 18 in D Minor: Andantino
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  19. 19 No. 19 in G Major: Corrente 00:57
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 19 in G Major: Corrente
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  20. 20 No. 20 in C Major: Andante (after La ci darem la mano from Don Giovanni by Mozart) 02:50
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 20 in C Major: Andante (after La ci darem la mano from Don Giovanni by Mozart)
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  21. 21 No. 21 in A Major: Allegretto 00:55
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 21 in A Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  22. 22 No. 22 in A Major: Larghetto 02:11
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 22 in A Major: Larghetto
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  23. 23 No. 23 in A Major 00:59
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 23 in A Major
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  24. 24 No. 24 in A Major: Andante 00:46
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 24 in A Major: Andante
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  25. 25 No. 25 in C Major: Andante 01:47
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 25 in C Major: Andante
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  26. 26 No. 26 in D Major: Arietta 01:13
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 26 in D Major: Arietta
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  27. 27 No. 27 in D Major: Andantino 01:14
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 27 in D Major: Andantino
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  28. 28 No. 28 in D Major: Waltz 01:47
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 28 in D Major: Waltz
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  29. 29 No. 29 in D Major: March 01:21
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 29 in D Major: March
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  30. 30 No. 30 in D Major: Allegretto 00:46
    Track
    30
    Title
    No. 30 in D Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  31. 31 No. 31 in A Major: Minuetto: Andante 01:42
    Track
    31
    Title
    No. 31 in A Major: Minuetto: Andante
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  32. 32 No. 32 in A Major: Allegretto 00:54
    Track
    32
    Title
    No. 32 in A Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  33. 33 No. 33 in A Major: Allegretto 00:53
    Track
    33
    Title
    No. 33 in A Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  34. 34 No. 34 in A Major: Waltz 00:36
    Track
    34
    Title
    No. 34 in A Major: Waltz
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  35. 35 No. 35 in D Major: Waltz 00:36
    Track
    35
    Title
    No. 35 in D Major: Waltz
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  36. 36 No. 36 in C Major 01:33
    Track
    36
    Title
    No. 36 in C Major
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  37. 37 No. 37 in A Major: Adagietto con espressione (after Rossini) 01:32
    Track
    37
    Title
    No. 37 in A Major: Adagietto con espressione (after Rossini)
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  38. 38 No. 38 in A Major: Vivace 00:51
    Track
    38
    Title
    No. 38 in A Major: Vivace
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  39. 39 No. 39 in D Major: Allegretto 00:41
    Track
    39
    Title
    No. 39 in D Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  40. 40 No. 40 in A Major: Andante 01:26
    Track
    40
    Title
    No. 40 in A Major: Andante
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  41. 41 No. 41 in C Major: Allegro 02:40
    Track
    41
    Title
    No. 41 in C Major: Allegro
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  42. 42 No. 42 in A Major: Waltz 00:48
    Track
    42
    Title
    No. 42 in A Major: Waltz
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti
  43. 43 No. 43 in A Minor: Andantino 01:35
    Track
    43
    Title
    No. 43 in A Minor: Andantino
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Giacomo Carletti