Capriccio espagnol

Capriccio espagnol

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

This Caprice on Spanish Themes has a garbled title translated into both Italian and French. The work premiered in November 1887 in St. Petersburg, conducted by the composer. The piece, based on Spanish folk songs, is divided into five movements, which are played without a break:

  1. Alborada
  2. Variazioni
  3. Alborada
  4. Scena e canto gitano
  5. Fandango asturiano