Desmond Bradley - Niccolò Paganini 24 Caprices for Solo Violin

[@JoshuaLo2732]

He plays exquisitely clean in this recording. A brilliant demonstration of the Paganini caprices for students !

[@heifetz14]

Desmond Bradley played in the London orchestras. He was leader or associate leader. In the seventies,his performance of the caprices was broadcast on U.K tv. He wrote and performed a violin concerto in the unusual key of B flat minor. Unusual for the violin, I mean.

[@kniazigor2276]

Les caprices 4 & 5 sont très impressionnants et les octaves des 7 et 15èmes caprices sont très belles . Un magnifique violoniste pas assez connu !

[@jonathanparle8429]

Well that is impressive and I am very sorry to say (especially as a fellow Australian) I had never ever heard of him before. There is a write up about him on the Queen Elisabeth competition website as he was a Laureate in 1959.

[@DavidSmith-kc4hz]

I well recall when this came out. Haven’t heard since then. Good to hear comparisons with some of the modern players.

[@RobertHershkowitz]

Oh he plays great tremendous beautiful

[@lehrmandavid10]

Sensational playing.. My only comment is how mechanical the playing is. It's astonishingly clean and accurate, but guided by a concept that these are merely etudes. Therefore, not a scintilla of musicality to my ears. The years since this was recorded have shown a real effort on the part of modern players to infuse cantilena, rubato, and give us a demonstration of the violin's capacity for lyricism. So, i listened to his Brahms Vln Cto and a few other selections. There, I do see he is indeed musical. So, i can't quibble with what is a choice. By the way, I find his tempi to be often similar to one another, and faster than most great violinists would dare try. So, a great unknown virtuoso to be sure. Thanks Hector's for yet another delightful revelation!

[@SunnyKhuranaViolin]

This is insane actually

[@johnpinckney7269]

wow so nice

[@violinhunter2]

The toughest caprice is the 4th and he does an amazing job.

[@enricoenrichi159]

Chiarezza assai rara e grande musicalita' . Non credo sia il vero spirito paganiniano ( un po' "casinista" : ottimo Ricci ) ma a me piace .