Augustin Hadelich plays Paganini Caprice no. 5 with original bowing! (2020)

Nicolò Paganini - Capriccio no. 5

Augustin Hadelich, violin

Recorded at home in June 2020 during Covid19 hiatus

[rebpv]

Finally a Paganini Caprice that sounds like Music, and not just like a technical challenge ! Love it ! 🥰

[maelperron_guerra]

Augustin casually dropping another gold standard recording during pandemic...

[eriknystrom]

I’m getting more and more impressed with Augustin. Is he perhaps the best violinist in the world today? Certainly one of the best!

[bianchiviolin]

This bowing is so tough there are many class soloists who don't attempt it in public and yet I bet all of them practice it. Augustin's playing here is just mind blowing and wonderfully musical to boot.

[kathychenyinggao]

👏👏👏 This is what practising 40 hours a day sounds like!

[eugenechan]

This is by far the clearest with original Paganini bowing I have ever heard. Bravo!

[diegeigergarnele]

The bass line is so clear you can understand every harmony perfectly. I still don't love this caprice but this is as clean as it gets

[anno]

He's the kind of violinist that inspires even the most jaded of us musicians.

[jewelhelligar]

Petition to make this the standard for Guinness Book of World Records

[stew]

I'm currently writing my Extended Essay (IB students will know what I'm talking about) and I'm writing it on Paganini's caprices and their techniques. I just want to say that this is honestly one of the best recordings/performances I've ever heard of this piece. And I'm writing about 2000 words on just the 5th caprice alone so I've gone and listened to a lot of recordings of it. The sheer difficulty of the bowing in the B section doesn't take away from the musicality at all when Augustin Hadelich plays it. Just incredible. He makes it look like he's playing with such ease. This violinist is truly the dream for all violinists, to be able to play like this.

[franceskinskij]

just from the title this is giving me chills

[ryanc]

Just saying for those non-violinists out there, original bowing is a lot harder than the up-down-up-down bowing. Original is 3 down and 1 up. It is hard to maintain richochette and even rhythm. This is truly amazing

[harveylin]

Every performance of Hadelich’s I have listened to has been so utterly convincing... I love the bits in this caprice where Augustin moves the tempo around ever so subtly - the control is truly brilliant. When people say he is the musician’s musician, they’re right.

[treborria]

This is my very favorite performance if this caprice now! I just can't believe how clean he makes it! On top of that, he plays this with more artistry than any other recording imo

[hassaanahmed]

Dear Augustin you are my inspiration after me Heifetz!!! You are not the portrait of an artist but you are the artist !!!!

[ViolinHobby]

I was watching Augustin playing this with my mouth "opened" the whole time! too much..too good...I'm totally flabbergasted!!!

[srinitaaigaura]

Bowing as smooth as I've ever heard it. Very clean articulation!

[classicalsenpai]

Absolute Majestic and total Beauty. Creamy sound. It tastes better hearing it from you Augustin. Clarity is always on your fingers. I really love it. I'm a fan since i was 7

[juliecastro]

I could hear every note playied so well no one missed!!Amazing Augustin the best♥

[yjhong]

So brilliant and overwhelming... not only technically perfect but also utterly lyrical.