• General Information:
I. Allegro
II. Lento
III. Alla Cubana
IV.
V. Con slancio
• Composition: 1970–1
• First Performances: No. 2 — Sunday, 13 February 1972. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Julian Bream guitar. Nos. 1–3 — Wednesday, 29 March 1972. BBC Television Centre, London. Julian Bream guitar. Complete — Saturday, 27 May 1972. Assembly Rooms, Bath. Julian Bream guitar.
• Duration: About 14 minutes
• Dedication: “Dedicated to Malcolm Arnold, with admiration and affection for his 50th birthday”
• Craggs Catalogue Number: C86
• Instrumentation: Guitar solo
• Manuscript: William Walton Museum, Forio d’Ischia.
• Publication: Oxford University Press, 1974. Materials available for purchase:
| Five Bagatelles for Guitar, ed. Julian Bream | 1974 | Score | ISBN 019 3594072 | Buy from SheetMusicPlus.com |
| William Walton Edition, Volume 20, ed. Michael Aston | Critical edition | ISBN 019 3683180 | Buy from SheetMusicPlus.com |
• Arrangements:
Varii capricci, for orchestra (1975–6)
Five Bagatelles for Guitar and Orchestra, arranged by Patrick Russ (1992)
Two Bagatelles, arranged for flute and piano by Christopher Palmer. Publication: Oxford University Press. Included in William Walton: A Flute Album, 1992, 019 3594080. [Purchase online from SheetMusicPlus.com: A Flute Album]
• Recordings:
| Guitarist | Year | Compact Disc | Timing |
| Julian Bream | 1973 | RCA 61595 | 13’38” |
| Carlos Bonell | 1993 | Chandos CHAN 9292 | 14’16” |
| Tom Kerstens | 1994 | EMI Classics 55404 | 14’09” |
| Sharon Isbin | 1994 | Virgin 45024 | 13’54” |
| Cem Duruöz | 1995 | Centaur CRC 2563 | 13’59” |
| Anders Miolin | 1999 | BIS 926 | |
| Ana Vidovic | 2000 | Naxos 8554563 | |
| Thomas Hawkins | 2001 | Orchard 846 |
For additional recordings of this music, see the following arrangements:
Five Bagatelles for Guitar and Orchestra, arranged by Patrick Russ (1992)
Varii capricci, for orchestra (1975–6)