24 Caprices for Violin (Rode)


The 24 Caprices for Violin, Op. 22, composed in the early nineteenth century by Pierre Rode, are a series of 24 caprices for solo violin. They cycle through the circle of fifths, presenting each major key and then its relative minor. They were first published around 1815.
Violinists often use these caprices in training to develop technique.

Caprices

Caprice No. 1 in C major

  1. Cantabile, 3/4
  2. Moderato, 12/8

    Caprice No. 2 in A minor

  3. Allegretto, 6/8

    Caprice No. 3 in G major

  4. Comodo, 3/4

    Caprice No. 4 in E minor

  5. Siciliano, 6/8
  6. Allegro, common time

    Caprice No. 5 in D major

  7. Moderato, common time

    Caprice No. 6 in B minor

  8. Adagio, 3/4
  9. Moderato, cut time

    Caprice No. 7 in A major

  10. Moderato, common time

    Caprice No. 8 in F-sharp minor

  11. Moderato assai, 12/8

    Caprice No. 9 in E major

  12. Adagio, 3/4
  13. Allegretto, 12/16

    Caprice No. 10 in C-sharp minor

  14. Allegretto, 3/8

    Caprice No. 11 in B major

  15. Allegro brillante, common time

    Caprice No. 12 in G-sharp minor

  16. Comodo, 3/4

    Caprice No. 13 in G-flat major

  17. Grazioso, common time

    Caprice No. 14 in E-flat minor

  18. Adagio con espressione, common time
  19. Appassionato, 3/4

    Caprice No. 15 in D-flat major

  20. Vivace assai, 3/8

    Caprice No. 16 in B-flat minor

  21. Andante, 2/4
In the middle of this caprice, the key changes to B-flat major, briefly back to B-flat minor, and then ends in B-flat major.

Caprice No. 17 in A-flat major

  1. Vivacissimo, 2/4

    Caprice No. 18 in F minor

  2. Presto, 3/8

    Caprice No. 19 in E-flat major

  3. Arioso, 3/4
  4. Allegretto, 6/8

    Caprice No. 20 in C minor

  5. Grave e sostenuto, common time

    Caprice No. 21 in B-flat major

  6. Tempo giusto, 3/4

    Caprice No. 22 in G minor

  7. Presto, 3/8

    Caprice No. 23 in F major

  8. Moderato, common time

    Caprice No. 24 in D minor

  9. Introduzione, 3/4
  10. Agitato con fuoco, 2/4
This caprice ends in D major.