Niccolò Paganini, Salvatore Accardo, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit – Concerto Per Violino N. 2 »La Campanella« · La Primavera · Non Più Mesta (E/VG+) – LP, AU

Concerto Per Violino N. 2 »La Campanella« · La Primavera · Non Più Mesta is an LP by Charles Dutoit, Niccolò Paganini, Salvatore Accardo, London Philharmonic Orchestra released on the Deutsche Grammophon label.

About this album

Accardo’s Paganini set is a sparkling Romantic showcase, balancing virtuoso brilliance with elegant, closely controlled phrasing. In this 1977 release, violinist Salvatore Accardo joins the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Charles Dutoit in music that made Paganini a byword for dazzling technique and theatrical flair. The famous “La Campanella” turns the second concerto’s finale into a showcase for agile bowing and quicksilver lightness, while the programme also draws on beloved opera and orchestral transcriptions associated with Paganini’s melodic gift. Taken together, these performances present the composer not just as a pyrotechnician, but as a refined melodist of lasting appeal.

Genre: Classical