Ranking PAGANINI 24 Caprices 🎻 [Difficulty Tier List]

Do you know which Paganini Caprices are the most difficult/which one you’ll need to spend the most hours on? Watch this video to find out!

0:00 - Intro
00:47 - Power scaling
01:34 - No. 1
01:57 - No. 2
02:26 - No. 3
03:20 - No. 4
04:08 - No. 5
04:50 - No. 6
05:16 - No. 7
05:59 - No. 8
06:25 - No. 9
06:51 - No. 10
07:17 - No. 11
07:59 - No. 12
08:30 - No. 13
09:43 - No. 14
10:15 - No. 15
11:14 - No. 16
12:07 - No. 17
13:17 - No. 18
13:48 - No. 19
14:56 - No. 20
15:46 - No. 21
16:43 - No. 22
17:42 - No. 23
18:30 - No. 24

[ElsweyrDiego]

Remember, kids: 1 week for a soloist = 6 months (being very optimist) for mortals who got there finally!

[sergeirachmaninoff]

putting no. 1 in a tier is, to say the least, very bold 😭

[diorviolin]

Ray: it’s not difficult at all and very friendly
Me: “practicing for a year and still bad at it”

[ryanschlimme]

I practiced No 16 for months and it still turned out terrible with stage fright hahaha. These caprices (even the easiest ones) are super difficult. Who would've guessed?!?

[spencers]

I've been struggling with no. 11 for a while. Ray: "pretty simple"

[margaritaalves]

Hello Ray. I'm 65 years old, I live in Portugal and I really like your music and I hope you give a concert in this country again. I wish you a lot of happiness. Keep making your videos. Congratulations on your success. You are a great talent! A hug and a kiss. (this is the affectionate way the Portuguese have of ending messages. Goodbye.

[freeziez]

Here’s my 2 cents:
S-Tier: 1, 4
A-Tier: 2, 3, 7, 8, 17, 23
B-Tier: 6, 11, 12, 21, 24
C-Tier: 10, 15, 18, 19, 22
D-Tier: 5, 9, 13, 14, 16, 20
- just as a violin-player trying to get them up to performance level :)

[shannonmoro]

You did fantastic at the concert in LA and San diego. Thank you for remembering me from Feb. Thank you for signing my violin and liking my jacket.

[vanessachromik]

Can't wait to find out which caprice I'll try out (and quickly be humbled by) first, tbh with probably way too little experience / technique. But nothing a lot of (smart) practice can't fix 😄

[lingodelfo]

I have always been wondering this, and now there's a video to answer this question, and with explanations too!

[crispyfrank]

Love the coffee setup, including the Niche grinder! Oh - and nice violin work too.

[IemnADE]

Paganini: this is my gratest music
Lizst: *our music*

[MineKnightus]

Sweet coffee setup! The niche grinder, the fellow kettle, and the water spritz bottle. I see you're a guy who enjoys coffee 👀

[ocpeybc]

I came across Paganini, WOW amazing !! GREAT appreciation for every violinist ! Your all truly amazing Thank you !!

[FabianLopez-sfol]

Mr. Chan, you are a fantastic violinist, no limits for your mastering of the violin technic, please tell us how to practice them and what to do!

[kittykate]

Great video!! Thank you so much! I've been wanting to start learning these but haven't quite known which to start with.
Could you do a video on ranking Bach's Partitas and Sonatas?? That would be great!!

[amandacollecutt]

cool video! Ill be getting back on tonic when I get a new phone! Im really checking your technique now. You are one of my favourite players!

[Samstercraft]

maybe replace the word "week" with "year" or "decade" but other than that W tierlist

[mathieudg]

Wasn't expecting the Dark Soul and Mob Psycho references! Nice video as always.

[jurjenbos]

"I suck at arpeggios". That's how to recognize an expert: they will never claim to know it all