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3 Caprices-Valses (S.214)

Composer
Liszt Ferenc
Original / Hungarian title
3 Caprices-Valses (S.214)
Foreign language / English title
3 Caprices-Valses (S.214)
Year of composition
1852
Type
Instrumental solo
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
pf.
Duration
22 min
Movements, parts
1. Valse de bravoure
2. Valse mélancolique
3. Valse de concert sur deux motifs de Lucia et Parisina de Donizetti
Publisher / Source
Edition Schlesinger, Berlin © 1852
Edition Carl Haslinger, Vienna © 1852, Plate 11501
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Recordings
Hyperion CDA 66201, 1987 - Leslie Howard (pf.) (Mov. I, II)
Hyperion CDA 66861/2, 1994 - Leslie Howard (pf.) (Mov. III)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1850 - 1852

Movement I is second version of "Grande Valse di bravura (S.209)"

Movement II is third version of "Valse mélancolique (S.210)"

Movement III is based on themes from the Operas "Parisina" and "Lucia di Lammermoor" by Gaetano Donizetti