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Capriccio Espagnol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Capriccio Espagnol , Op. 34, is the common Western title for an orchestral work based on Spanish melodies and written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1887. Originally intended for a solo violin again...
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Program notes and related information about Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 ... The opinion formed by both critics and the public, that the Capriccio is a "magnificently orchestrated piece," is wrong. The Capriccio is a brilliant composition for orchestra.
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Capriccio Espagnol; Russian Easter Overture Andrew Litton, Erich Leinsdorf, Felix Slatkin, ... ... Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Capriccio Espagnol; Flight of the Bumblebee Kurt Masur, New York Philharmonic, Glenn Dicterow...
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Amazon.com: Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade;
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Capriccio Espagnol began as a projected "Fantasy on Spanish Themes" for violin and orchestra, but Rimsky rapidly concluded that he could do better justice to the melodies with a purely orchestral work – "the Spanish themes, of dance character, furnished me with rich material for employing colourful orchestral effects".
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Capriccio espagnol. Capriccio espagnol. Information about Capriccio espagnol in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Caprica Six; Capriccii; Capriccii; capriccio; capriccio; capriccio; Capriccio (music); Capriccio (opera); Capriccio espagnol; Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra;
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5, a disgracefully neglected masterpiece of orchestral inventiveness, that prompted this crucial recognition, setting him on a course (N.B. Naval metaphor!) which led in 1887 to the Capriccio Espagnol, that most famous of ersatz-Spanish music (indeed, many find it more idiomatic than Falla).
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