Camillo Sivori was considered a child prodigy in his time: he started playing the violin at the age of two; he later became the only student of Niccolò Paganini. His 12 Étude-Caprices for solo violin demand a high degree of virtuosity. This critical new edition is based on the first edition; the practical playing arrangement is by Musikhochschule Lübeck professor Maria Egelhof.