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It is quite possible that Raff was the first composer to use the title of Sinfonietta. A Sinfonietta is used to refer to a “little” or “light” work in traditional symphonic style. Following the release of Raff’s Sinfonietta in 1873, another Sinfonietta was not written until 1880, when Rimsky-Korsakov released his first.
Raff wrote his only Sinfonietta in Wiesbaden, Germany in Spring of 1873, during the period which his daughter referred to as the “cultural high point of his life.” He was celebrated for this work and others, but soon after the premiere of his Sinfonietta, he encountered a period of artistic crisis and his productivity waned. In total, Raff wrote eleven Symphonies, six Operas, eight String Quartets, four Piano Trios, five Violin Sonatas, and only one Sinfonietta. Written for pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, and French horns, the Sinfonietta retains the traditional symphonic movement structure and is truly a “small symphony.”

0:00 Allegro
9:16 Allegro molto
14:43 Larghetto
22:40 Vivace