Karim Al-Zand

composer

date

2002–

duration

2–3 minutes each
currently 7 minutes total

instrumentation

violin

movements

I. Capriccio 1
2. Capriccio 2 (Sarabande)
3. Capriccio 3
[more to come]

premiere

April 20, 2002
Capriccio 2 (Sarabande)
Kristi Helberg, violin;
October 26, 2002
Capriccio 1
Matt Detrick, violin
November 14, 2006
Capriccio 3
Stephanie Nussbaum, violin

Duncan Recital Hall
Houston TX

Capriccios

for violin solo

about the piece:

imageThere are currently three pieces in this set of short works for solo violin. They may be performed singly or as a set. (The composition is ongoing: a new capriccio is added to the set every year or so.)