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Mendelssohn, Felix : Capriccio brillant h-moll Op.22 O 8

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Music ID : 1085
Composition Year:1832 
Publication Year:1832
First Publisher:London
Instrumentation:Concerto 
Genre:caprice
Total Playing Time:10 min 30 sec
Copyright:Public Domain
Additional Notes:ピアノ独奏曲『アンダンテとアレグロ・ディ・モルト』を改訂した作品。

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Author : Wada, Mayuko

Last Updated: October 1, 2007
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

Composed in 1825, this is a concerto for piano and orchestra. It shows strong influence from Weber, including its single-movement structure.

In 4/4 time, Andante. A familiar and graceful melody is slowly sung over arpeggiated accompanying chords. String accompaniment then joins, expanding the texture. Subsequently, the B minor, Allegro con fuoco section presents a contrasting atmosphere. A brilliant and passionate musical phrase is played by the piano solo, set to a playful, light rhythm. Interspersed with rhythmic orchestral phrases, the piece becomes march-like, and a refreshing theme is grandly sung by the piano and orchestra. The Allegro theme reappears, but then returns to B major and a march-like character. Finally, it shifts to B minor, concluding brilliantly with a highly virtuosic display from the piano.

Writer: Wada, Mayuko

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