Instrumentation

solo vln - strings

Availability

Score 0-571-53835-5 on sale, parts for hire

Programme Notes

This caprice is a miniature violin concerto, mostly skittish but with some shadows. At the end, the music, which has been gathering momentum, collapses into a ghostly, mechanical coda. Capriccio was commissioned by the Scottish Ensemble with support from the RVW Trust.

© John Woolrich

Capriccio

Salle Paul Dardier (Mirepoix, Midi-Pyrénées , France)

Sarah Descamps/Louis Merlet/L’Orchestre à Cordes Supérieur de Toulouse

Capriccio

Salle Paul Dardier (Mirepoix, Midi-Pyrénées , France)

Charlotte Bonneton/Daniel Pioro/London Contemporary Orchestra

Capriccio

St John's Smith Square (London, United Kingdom)

Daniel Pioro/Jane Atkins/Orchestra of St John's/John Lubbock

Capriccio

Ashmolean Museum (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Orchestra of St Johns/John Lubbock/Daniel Pioro

Capriccio

No Venue (Bobigny, Île-de-France, France)

Daniel Pioro/Sinfonietta Paris/Michael Boone