Pecs Symphony Orchestra & Nicolás Pasquet - Lajtha: Capriccio (2017)

Tracklist
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01. Capriccio, Op. 39: I. Ouverture
02. Capriccio, Op. 39: II. Complainte et arlequin consolateur
03. Capriccio, Op. 39: III. Marche goguenarde
04. Capriccio, Op. 39: IV. Isabelle
05. Capriccio, Op. 39: V. La marche du Capitaine
06. Capriccio, Op. 39: VI. Sérénade de Mezzetin
07. Capriccio, Op. 39: VII. Menuet et musette-La leçon d'amour
08. Capriccio, Op. 39: VIII. Toccata
09. Capriccio, Op. 39: IX. Rondeau et couplet
10. Capriccio, Op. 39: X. Romance
11. Capriccio, Op. 39: XI. Scherzo
12. Capriccio, Op. 39: XII. Marche plutôt gracieuse pour un empereur de la lune
13. Capriccio, Op. 39: XIII. Les Regrets
14. Capriccio, Op. 39: XIV. Finale


Laszlo Lajtha is recognized, along with Bartok, Kodaly and Dohnanyi, as one of the great Hungarian composers of the first half of the twentieth century. He established his reputation as his country’s foremost symphnist but also showed a strong affinity for the stage, writing his one-act ballet Capriccio in 1944. Despite the darkness of the times the ballet is filled with light and set in the period around 1700, the age of Watteau. Taking commedia dell’arte as his model, Lajtha’s characterization brims with wit and elegance.

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