María Dueñas, Opus Klassik‘s 2024 Young Talent of the Year, presents Paganini’s iconic Caprices. These 24 dazzling gems have accompanied the Spanish rising star since she began playing. Noting that Paganini lived in the age of Italian bel canto, María seeks “to bring out the vocal quality in the Caprices – to reveal the music behind the technique.”

The 2-CD album includes additional works by Hector Berlioz, Jordi Cervelló, Fritz Kreisler, Camille Saint-Saëns, Pablo de Sarasate, Henryk Wieniawski, and the world premiere recording of Gabriela Ortiz’s De Cuerda y Madera. Joining Dueñas are guitarist Raphaël Feuillâtre, pianists Itamar Golan and Alexander Malofeev, violinist Boris Kuschnir, and the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, conducted by Mihhail Gerts.