Capriccio
- Instrumentation
- Cello
- Composed
- 1981
- Duration
- 6'
- Publisher
- Schott Music
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About this piece
A six-minute concert piece for solo cello, premiered by Heinrich Schiff at the Brucknerfest in Linz on 24 September 1983 and published by Schott as ED 7279 (15 pages). Wikipedia's work list dates the piece to 1976 with a revision in 1981, and the Henze Foundation lists Matt Haimovitz's recording of the 'new version of 1981'. It is a compact showpiece from Henze's later period, available in print or as a PDF.
Technical overview
No technical description is published; the retailer's 'very difficult' rating and the Schiff premiere point to full-range virtuoso writing.