The Best New Classical Albums of 2025
#7: María Dueñas plays Paganini's 24 Caprices
The Best New Classical Albums of 2025
Album #7
Niccolò Paganini et al.
24 Caprices for Solo Violin
María Dueñas, violin
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Released: February 14, 2025
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Deutsche Grammophon seems invested in promoting their new star of the violin, the young Spanish virtuoso María Dueñas. Dueñas won the 2021 Yehudi Menuhin Competition at the age of 18. After releasing her DG debut album Beethoven and Beyond in 2023, Dueñas is back with her second album titled Paganini: 24 Caprices which also includes works by Pablo de Sarasate, Fritz Kreisler, Jordi Cervelló, Henryk Wieniawski, Gabriela Ortiz, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Hector Berlioz. Deutsche Grammophon’s investment is certainly paying off in this most recent release, with Dueñas brilliantly performing the stunningly difficult and colorful pieces on the program.