The Capriccio Connection
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It’s been defined as “a lively piece, composed freely and without adhering to the rules for any specific musical form.”
Other definitions may vary, but all are equally vague—and no wonder, since composers have used the term “capriccio” for everything from short piano pieces to full-scale orchestral works.
That diversity is front and center in this hour, with music by Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Verdi, Bizet, and Brahms, as well as Felix Mendelssohn— and his sister Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Tchaikovsky: The Symphonies [for Capriccio Italien opening music only] |
Oslo Philharmonic, Mariss Jansons |
Chandos
CHAN 10392(6) |
095115139226 |
| Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol |
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko |
Lawo Classics
LWC 1198 |
7090020182209 |
| Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos [for the Capriccio Brilliant in B minor |
Ronald Brautigam; New Sinfonietta of Amsterdam, Lev Markiz |
BIS BIS-CD-718 |
7318590007181 |
| Mendelssohn-Hensel: Das Jahr [for “April Capriccioso”] |
Sarah Rothenberg |
Arabesque Z6666 |
026724666629 |
| Verdi: The Complete Works [for Capriccio for Bassoon and Orchestra] |
Andrea Magnani, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano, Riccardo Chailly |
Decca 478 4616 |
028947849162 |
| Chadwick: Orchestral Works [for “Hobgoblin--scherzo capriccioso,” from the Symphonic Sketches] |
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi |
Chandos CHAN 10032 |
095115103227 |
| Bizet: Complete Music for Solo Piano [for the Caprice in A minor, from Three Musical Sketches] |
Julia Severus |
Naxos 8.570831-32 |
747313083176 |
| Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4, Capriccio Italien |
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel |
Telarc SACD 60541 |
089408054105 |
