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• This was also the heyday of the "capriccio," or architectural and landscape fantasy, established by Marco Ricci and developed by Canaletto and Tiepolo. NYT > Home Page
• The Scherzo capriccioso, abridged in this recording in order to fit on two 78 rpm sides, was recorded with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1930.
• This is not a 100% historically accurate rendering, by the way, just a little capriccio. Veniceblog:
• A whirlwind final movement, allegro - andante - vivace molto capriccioso - with something of the feel of Bartók and Prokofiev, ends by quoting material from the earlier movements.
• A harpsichordist plays Bach's six-part capriccio in farewell to his brother, but her gloved fingers are drumming on sound-boxes.
• The Scherzo capriccioso sounded less rehearsed, and Alsop didn't do quite as much with the score as she did in the symphony. Blog updates
• Not a strict depiction of an actual locale, it is more in the Italian tradition of the capriccio, or imaginary scene. When They Were in Rome
• In painting, a capriccio is an architectural fantasy that combines various buildings, ruins, or landscape elements into an extravagant juxtaposition. Capriccio in Art
• Cole painted this capriccio on commision for an architect famous for his Greek and Gothic Revival buildings, Ithiel Town. Capriccio in Art
• The festival opened, for example, with the bright and lilting "Scherzo capriccioso," one of his best folksy programmatic pieces. Chicago's Date With Dvorak