capriccio for violin and piano
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opus number
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-
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Burghauser catalogue number
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81
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composed
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June(?) 1878 (revision: 1892)
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premiere - date and place
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22 May 1886, Plzen
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premiere - performer(s)
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Josef Becvar, Jakub Tichy (?)
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duration
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cca 10 min.
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| Capriccio is a short work which, due to the unwarranted uniformity of its ideas, is not one of the composer’s strongest works. While set within a rondo framework, it is more akin to a piece of loose improvisation. As an occasional work it practically never appears in the repertoire. |