Capriccio brillant, Op.22 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	2 movements
Composition Year	1832
Genre Categories	Capriccios; For piano, orchestra; Scores featuring the piano; Scores featuring the orchestra; For orchestra with soloists; For 2 pianos (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr)

1 Performances
- 1.1 Recordings
- 1.2 Naxos
2 Sheet Music
3 General Information

Performances

Recordings

Complete Performance (EU)
*#737137 - 8.32MB - 6:10 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/68/V - 176×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/10/5)

Performer Pages	Peter Katin (piano) London Philharmonic (orchestra) Jean Martinon (conductor)
Publisher Info.	London Records, 1962. LL 1007.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
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Complete Performance (EU)
*#737136 - 19.90MB - 10:49 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/60/V - 82×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2021/10/5)

Performer Pages	Joanna Graudan (piano) Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor)
Publisher Info.	Columbua Masterworks, 1949. ML 4127.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
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Naxos

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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Complete Score
*#21624 - 6.35MB, 30 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5127×⇩ - Caprotti

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Caprotti (2008/9/1)

Complete Score
*#75838 - 4.93MB, 26 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2626×⇩ - Hobbypianist

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Hobbypianist (2010/8/21)

Editor	Julius Rietz (1812-1877)
Publisher. Info.	Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdys Werke, Serie 8 Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1874-82. Plate M.B. 34.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Complete Score
*#637329 - 3.99MB, 30 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 119×⇩ - Alaric

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Alaric (2020/7/20)

Color cover
*#637330 - 0.44MB, 1 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 29×⇩ - Alaric

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Alaric (2020/7/20)

Editor	Julius Rietz (1812-1877)
Publisher. Info.	Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdys Werke, Serie 8 Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1874-82. Plate M.B. 34.
Reprinted	Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1895). Plate Part.B. 431.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Parts

Piano Solo
*#581962 - 11.90MB, 17 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 41×⇩ - Pianoman121

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Pianoman121 (2019/7/20)

Editor	First edition
Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1832). Plate 5286.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 2 Pianos (Mertke)

Complete Score
*#203699 - 2.95MB, 22 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 839×⇩ - Aldona Jones

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Aldona Jones (2012/4/14)

Arranger	Eduard Mertke (1833-1895)
Publisher. Info.	Hannover: Steingräber Verlag, n.d.(ca.1888). Plate 285.
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For 2 Pianos

Complete Score
*#237146 - 3.31MB, 36 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1012×⇩ - Aldona Jones

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Aldona Jones (2012/6/23)

Editor	Constantin von Sternberg (1852-1924)
Publisher. Info.	New York: G. Schirmer, No.LMC 1187, 1915. Plate 25555.
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For Piano solo

Complete Score
*#09375 - 1.71MB, 17 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1774×⇩ - Mcroskell

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Mcroskell (2007/7/5)

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Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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General Information

Work Title	Capriccio brillant
Alternative. Title
Composer	Mendelssohn, Felix
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.22 ; MWV O 8
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IFM 13
Key	B minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	2 movements (342 bars): Andante Allegro con fuoco
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1832
First Performance.	1832-05-25 in London, Philharmonic Society
First Publication.	1832 - London: Mori & Lavenu // Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel
Average DurationAvg. Duration	11 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	piano, orchestra
InstrDetail	2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings
External Links	Wikipedia article All Music Guide