Variations on Paganini`s Caprice 24 for trumpet and trombone (2019) OP.92

This piece is a set of variations on the iconic tune by Paganini, very diverse in their technique and style. It continues a very rich and manifold tradition, starting with Liszt and Brahms down to Rachmaninoff and Lutosławski. The specific feature of this particular set is first and foremost it`s instrumentation, featuring two brass instruments, which upon the first glance could not be more distant from violin in their sound and technique. Another distinct characteristic of this piece is that almost every variation represents a different epoch, style and composer, from Frescobaldi and Rossini down to Arvo Pärt and Astor Piazzola. Many variations feature elements of jazz improvisation.

                                                  TEMA
Var.I  Rossini Samba                                   Var.VI   Lines & Points

Var.II  TEMA phase two                              Var.VII   Don`t Be Bop

Var.III  Alla Frescobaldi               Var.VIII   Alla Piazzola

Var.IV  Alla Pink Panther                            Var.IX   Alla Handel

Var.V    Jubilate                                               Var.X  Alla Pärt

                               Var. XI   P.S. Perpetuum Mobile

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