Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra [SEP] instrumentation
Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
The Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra () was written by Igor Stravinsky in Nice between 1926 and 1929. The score was revised 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.
History.
The Allegro
Berliner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester conducted by Gerd Albrecht, Capriccio
- Wagner: "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg", Sep. 1994, Bayerischen Staatsoper conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch, EMI Classics
- Mendelssohn: "Antigone", Jan. 1995, Berliner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester conducted by Stefan Soltesz, Capriccio
- Haydn: "The Creation", Feb. 1995, Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Georg Solti, Decca
- Busoni: "Arlecchino", Mar. 1995, Berliner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester conducted by Gerd Albrecht