Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
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| - | '''Capriccio''' could refer to: | + | |
| - | * A free-form, lively piece of music: see [[Capriccio (music)]]. | + | The '''Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra''' ({{lang-fr|'''Capriccio pour piano et orchestre'''}}) was written by [[Igor Stravinsky]] in [[Nice]] between 1926 and 1929. The score was corrected in 1949. |
| - | * An opera by Richard Strauss: see [[Capriccio (opera)]]. | + | |
| - | * Igor Stravinsky's [[Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra]]. | + | Stravinsky designed the [[Capriccio]] to be a [[virtuoso|virtuosic]] vehicle which would allow him to earn a living from playing the piano part. The Capriccio, together with the [[Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments]], belonged to a catalogue of breadwinning pieces which Stravinsky composed to support himself after fleeing the [[Russian Revolution of 1917|Russian Revolution]] to live in Western Europe. |
| - | * A type of [[Landscape art|landscape painting]] that places particular works of architecture in an unusual setting. | + | |
| - | * An [[art term]] denoting the [[grotesque]], [[playful]], [[fantastic]], [[transgressing]] the [[academic art|academic norms]]. | + | The premiere took place on [[December 6]] [[1929]], conducted by [[Ernest Ansermet]] and featuring the composer at the piano. The three movements are played attacca (without interruption) and take just under twenty minutes to perform. |
| + | *''Presto | ||
| + | *''Andante rapsodico | ||
| + | *''Allegro capriccioso ma tempo giusto | ||
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| + | The 1949 version of the Capriccio was used by [[George Balanchine]] as the score for the Rubies section of his full length ballet, Jewels (1967). | ||
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The Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra (Template:Lang-fr) was written by Igor Stravinsky in Nice between 1926 and 1929. The score was corrected in 1949.
Stravinsky designed the Capriccio to be a virtuosic vehicle which would allow him to earn a living from playing the piano part. The Capriccio, together with the Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments, belonged to a catalogue of breadwinning pieces which Stravinsky composed to support himself after fleeing the Russian Revolution to live in Western Europe.
The premiere took place on December 6 1929, conducted by Ernest Ansermet and featuring the composer at the piano. The three movements are played attacca (without interruption) and take just under twenty minutes to perform.
- Presto
- Andante rapsodico
- Allegro capriccioso ma tempo giusto
The 1949 version of the Capriccio was used by George Balanchine as the score for the Rubies section of his full length ballet, Jewels (1967).
