| Caprice sur des airs danois et russes | |
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| Chamber music by Camille Saint-Saëns | |
 First page of the manuscript | |
| Key | B♭ major |
| Opus | 79 |
| Composed | 1887 |
| Dedication | Maria Feodorovna |
| Published | September 1887 (Durand) |
| Movements | 1 |
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| Premiere | |
| Date | 21 April 1887 |
| Location | Saint Petersburg |
The Caprice sur des airs danois et russes (Caprice on Danish and Russian Airs), Op. 79, is a caprice for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano, composed by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1887. The inspiration for using Danish and Russian airs can be linked to the dedicatee Maria Feodorovna, a Danish princess who became Empress of Russia in 1881 as the spouse of Alexander III.[1]
- ^ Ratner 2005, p. 5.