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Background -

A revered artist in his maturity, Ruggiero Ricci survived a troublesome custody battle in his childhood to emerge a prodigy of remarkable gifts. Ricci steadily outgrew the child wonder label to go beyond technical security to a more probing brand of musicianship. Although his once suave, sensuous tone roughened somewhat once he was past his middle years, he kept his sense of inquiry, continuing to espouse the cause of new music and proving his expertise as a teacher at several American universities.

Born to parents who valued music despite their modest means, Ricci showed evidence of talent in his childhood. His father, an amateur trombonist, arranged an audition with Louis Persinger, Yehudi Menuhin's patient teacher; Persinger referred the father and son to Mary Elizabeth Lackey for beginning instruction. In November 1928, Ricci's father signed an agreement giving Lackey guardianship. That same year, the young lad made his debut in San Francisco performing Mendelssohn's violin concerto, wresting from critics extravagant words of praise. The phenomenon was repeated in New York in October of the next year in a concert where he performed the same work with the Manhattan Symphony. Samuel Chotzinoff was moved to write of "a technical mastery of the violin and a genius for interpretation which place him in a class with a handful of great living violinists." A New York recital the following month called forth yet another volley of superlatives.

In 1930, Ricci's parents sought to regain guardianship, entangling the 11-year-old in a protracted court process. The strain manifested itself in Ricci's playing, which, for a time, veered from the course of technical proficiency shown earlier. Once he was again in his parents' custody, his playing regained its former assurance and an increasing depth of musicianship was also observed. No doubt he had benefited from studies with the German violinist Georg Kulenkampff. Ricci's first European tour in 1932 included London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, and Vienna and drew attentive audiences including Gerhart Hauptmann and Albert Einstein in Berlin.

Ricci's return to concert activity in the United States came with a November 24, 1934, recital at Carnegie Hall. On the basis of that appearance, several critics pronounced Ricci as having fully recovered from his period of technical and interpretive difficulties. Further studies with Paul Stassevitch and Louis Persinger resulted in a still more penetrating approach to the music he chose to perform. By 1939, The New York Times reviewed his February 25 recital by confirming "Mr. Ricci now gives of a more healthy approach to his music."

Following his youthful days, Ricci presented concerts in many of the world's most important music centers, premiering several concertos (Ginastera and von Einem among them) and remaining an active presence on the concert stage into his seventies and beyond. In 1957, he undertook his first world tour and has also traveled on several extensive concert tours in the former Soviet Union. In addition to his concert career, Ricci's teaching activities included positions at Indiana University, the Juilliard School of Music, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; these three positions alone occupied him, in succession, from 1970 to 1988. The Salzburg Mozarteum honored him by appointing him to a guest professorship in 1989. A prolific visitor to the recording studio, Ricci assembled a lengthy discography, much of it documenting the breadth of his musical interests and including several discs devoted to works by Paganini. Ruggiero Ricci died at his home in Palm Springs, California, in August 2012 at the age of 94. - Erik Eriksson
LP made by DECCA Records, in the UK / England / Great Britain
LP released in 1960 (original issue - narrow band version was issued about 1968)
LP is recorded in STEREO Record Catalog Number: SXL 2194 Record Labels are primarily BLACK with SILVER lettering, sporting the Narrow Band FFSS and the DECCA logo in a rectangle, on the labels.
This listing is for a rare, out of print LP - an OPENED and in excellent plus overall condition LP PRESSED and ISSUED by DECCA Records of a highly collectible title from their catalog - a superb title featuring -

Paganini // Ruggiero Ricci

LP Title & Music on this item -
Paganini - 24 Caprices, Op. 1
A1. No. 1 In E Major "Arpeggios" (Andante)
A2. No. 2 In B Minor (Moderato)
A3. No. 3 In E Minor "Octaves" (Sostenuto – Presto – Sostenuto)
A4. No. 4 In C Minor "Thirds" (Maestoso)
A5. No. 5 In A Minor (Agitato)
A6. No. 6 In G Minor "The Trill / Tremolo" (Lento)
A7. No. 7 In A Minor (Posato)
A8. No. 8 In E-flat Major (Maestoso)
A9. No. 9 In E Major "The Hunt / La Chasse" (Allegretto)
A10. No. 10 In G Minor (Vivace)
A11. No. 11 In C Major (Andante – Presto – Andante)
A12. No. 12 In A-flat Major (Allegro)
B13. No. 13 In B-flat Major "The Devil's Laughter" (Allegro)
B14. No. 14 In E-flat Major (Moderato)
B15. No. 15 In E Minor (Posato)
B16. No. 16 In G Minor (Presto)
B17. No. 17 In E-flat Major (Sostenuto – Andante)
B18. No. 18 In C Major (Corrente – Allegro)
B19. No. 19 In E-flat Major (Lento – Allegro Assai)
B20. No. 20 In D Major (Allegretto)
B21. No.21 In A Major (Amoroso – Presto)
B22. No.22 In F Major (Marcato)
B23. No.23 In E-flat Major (Posato – Minore – Posato)
B24. No. 24 In A Minor (Quasi Presto – Variazioni I–Xi – Finale)
Performers / Credits and Other Information -
• Printed By – Robert Stace
• Recorded At – Victoria Hall, Geneva
• Manufactured By – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Composed By – Paganini
• Mastered By – Harry Fisher
• Violin – Ricci
DECCA label in a rectangle
Narrow FFSS band
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): ZAL-4709-4W,  K,  2B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): ZAL-4710-3W, I,  1

CONDITION Details: The LP JACKET is in near mint minus condition. The LP jacket has NO splits - it's nice and solid and shows only some very light shelf wear along the seams and corners. Jacket has no cut out marks or writing on it and has no flipped over seams. The front of the jacket is covered in Clarifoil. The colors are clean and clear. The LP is in excellent plus overall condition. We found that the vinyl looked excellent on this vintage LP! There are some very light marks on the vinyl (spider marks). These types of marks are caused by sliding the LP in and out of the inner sleeve. They may be audible on some audio systems, but that really depends on the sensitivity of your gear. The LP retains much of the original gloss and sheen. The vinyl may have a bit of dust and perhaps a finger print or two on the vinyl so it should be cleaned before playing for best results. There are NO serious spindle marks on the record labels.
A Short Note About LP GRADING - Mint {M} = Only used for sealed items. Near Mint {NM} = Virtually flawless in every way. Near Mint Minus {NM-} = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible. Excellent {EXC} = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise. Very Good Plus {VG+} = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.

For best results, always properly clean your LPs before playing them.

The LP is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).

Don't let this rarity slip by!!!