Composition: 3 Fantaisies, Op. 16 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | 3 Caprices |
| Alternative title | Drei Phantasien oder Capricen für das Pianoforte, Op.16 |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn (composer) |
| Opus | Op.16 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1829 |
| First published | 1830 |
| Dedication | Anne, Honora, and Susan Taylor |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 660 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Fantasias, Caprices |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andante con moto - Nelken und Rosen in Menge, | — | A minor | 140 |
| Scherzo. Presto, | — | E minor | 108 |
| Andante - Am Bach, | — | E major | 69 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Scherzo. Presto (No.2) | theater orchestra | Otto Langey |
| view | Scherzo. Presto (No.2) | wind band | Joâo Schnier |
| view | Scherzo. Presto (No.2) | 2 violins and viola | — |
| view | Scherzo. Presto (No.2) | piano 4 hands | Renaud de Vilbac |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1829 | 1. Andante con moto 2. Scherzo – Allegro vivace (sic!) 3. Andante |
| view | Complete | — | Schott | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (scan) Complete Score (filter) Complete Score Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | selections | D. Rahter | — | 2. Scherzo |
| view | Complete | selections | Carl Fischer | 1915 | 2. Scherzo |
| view | Scherzo. Presto (No.2) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Schirmer | 1920 | Condensed Score and Parts |
| view | Scherzo. Presto (No.2) | Arrangement for wind band |
— | — | Complete Score Flute 1/2 Oboe 1/2 Clarinet 1/2 (B) Bassoon 1/2 Horn 1/2 (F) Trumpet 1/2 (C) Trombone 1/2 |
| view | Scherzo. Presto (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins and viola | Heinrichshofen's Verlag | 1881 | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola |
| view | Scherzo. Presto (No.2) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Heugel | 1877 | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | — | Luis Kolodin (piano) | 1. Andante con moto. ''Nelken und Rosen in Menge'' 2. Scherzo. Presto 3. Andante. ''Am Bach'' |
| view | Scherzo. Presto (No.2) | Bui-Nguyen Trieu-Tuong (piano) | Complete Recording |
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