Who wrote 'Capriccio Italien' in 1880?
Capriccio Italien Capriccio Italien The Capriccio Italien, Op. 45, is a fantasy for orchestra composed between January and May 1880 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. A typical performance of the piece lasts about 15 minutes. The "Capriccio" was inspired by a trip Tchaikovsky took to Rome with his brother Modest as respite from the composer's disastrous marriage with Antonina Miliukova. It was in Rome, however, that the observant Tchaikovsky called Raphael a "Mozart of painting." While in Rome, he wrote to his friend Nadezhda von Meck: Conductor JoAnn Falletta says: The piece, initially called Italian Fantasia after Mikhail Glinka's Spanish pieces, was originally
Capriccio Italien the Royal Italian Cuirasseurs, a stoic, heroic, unsmiling melody is played by the strings. Eventually, this gives way to music sounding as if it could be played by an Italian street band, beginning in the winds and ending with the whole orchestra. Next, a lively march ensues, followed by a lively tarantella, a "Cicuzza." The brothers were there during Carnival, and, despite calling it "a folly," the composer was able to soak up Italian street music and folk songs which he then incorporated into his "Capriccio". This enables some "bright primary colors and uncomplicated tunefulness." Capriccio Italien The Capriccio Italien,