Bourrée fantasque is dedicated to the pianist Édouard Risler (1873-1929), who in fact did not play the work in public until after the composer’s death. The first public performance was given by Madeleine Jaeger (Mme Henry Jossic, 1868-?) on 7 January 1893 at the Société Nationale de Musique in Paris.

Date of composition 1891
Premiered 1893, January 7th (Société Nationale de Musique) in Paris, France
First published 1891 in Paris, France
Dedicated to Dedicated to Edouard Risler
Type Bourré
Catalogue D 74
Approx. duration 6 minutes
Instruments Piano
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Emmanuel Chabrier: Bourrée fantasque, D 74
Emmanuel Chabrier: Bourrée fantasque, D 74