Allegro capriccioso
Catalogue of Works by Bedřich Smetana
Basic information
Title:
Allegro capriccioso
Inscribed on the autograph, p. 1: Allegro capriccioso; later note in pencil: 1850-52
s. 5: 2. B[ogen] Allegro caprice.
s. 5: 2. B[ogen] Allegro caprice.
Title by autograph:
Allegro capriccioso
Classification according to the catalogue of J. Berkovec:
1.32
Title according to the catalogue of J. Berkovec:
Allegro capriccioso
Dedicant:
Note:
DBS 1857:"Rondo capriccio, H moll dem Alex. Dreyschock gewidmet. 1849" [Rondo capriccio, B minor, dedicated to Alex. Dreyschock. 1849]
SSD 1875: "Capriccio, H moll, věnováno Alex. Dreyschockovi 1849." [Capriccio, B minor, dedicated to Alex. Dreyschock 1849.]
Bartoš (55): Rondo capriccio - capriccio [Allegro capriccioso]. Bartoš states that the work has no title, only a tempo marking.
Cast
Instrumental cast:
Pfte
Other information
Place of origin:
Prague
Date of composition completion:
1847?
Note on date and place of origin:
The exact date of creation is unknown. Smetana probably composed the piece for his concert tour (1847), which he ended prematurely after two unsuccessful concerts in the summer of that year.
1st edition of the score
Publisher:
Place of publication:
Prague
Part of a whole:
Z pozůstalých skladeb Bedřicha Smetany [From the Musical Estate of Bedřich Smetana], vol. 9, pp. 3-22
Year:
1907
Critical edition
Publisher:
Place of publication:
Prague
Part of a whole:
Klavírní dílo Bedřicha Smetany [Collected Pianoforte Works of Bedřich Smetana], 5 volumes
Name of edition:
KDBS V (Skladby virtuosní [Virtuoso Compositions]), pp. 9-25
Year:
1973