Thalberg / Nicolosi- Fantasies On Operas By Verdi Rossini & Bellini (CD)
A student of Hummel, Sigismond Thalberg was one of the great virtuoso pianist-com-posers of the 19th century, who enjoyed a celebrated rivalry with Liszt that was largely fomented by the press. Thalberg's influence on fellow pianists was enormous and his operatic paraphrases and fantasies, designed for his own use in concert performances, proved exceptionally popular. Even Liszt himself performed several of them. Berlioz praised Thalberg as the creator of 'a new art' and the thrilling examples here, taking the best-known themes from great Italian operas, reveal bravura embellishments and ingenious elaborations.
Tracklist:
- Fantasia On Verdi's "La Traviata", Op. 78
- Fantasia On Verdi's "Il Trovatore", Op. 77
- Fantasia On Verdi's "Un Ballo In Maschera", Op. 81
- Fantasia On Verdi's "Rigoletto", Op. 82
- Impromptu Sur Des Thèmes Favoris De "Le Siège De Corinthe", Op. 3 (After Rossini)
- L'art Du Chant Appliqué Au Piano, Op. 70: No. 19, Casta Diva (After Bellini's "Norma")
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A student of Hummel, Sigismond Thalberg was one of the great virtuoso pianist-com-posers of the 19th century, who enjoyed a celebrated rivalry with Liszt that was largely fomented by the press. Thalberg's influence on fellow pianists was enormous and his operatic paraphrases and fantasies, designed for his own use in concert performances, proved exceptionally popular. Even Liszt himself performed several of them. Berlioz praised Thalberg as the creator of 'a new art' and the thrilling examples here, taking the best-known themes from great Italian operas, reveal bravura embellishments and ingenious elaborations.
Tracklist:
- Fantasia On Verdi's "La Traviata", Op. 78
- Fantasia On Verdi's "Il Trovatore", Op. 77
- Fantasia On Verdi's "Un Ballo In Maschera", Op. 81
- Fantasia On Verdi's "Rigoletto", Op. 82
- Impromptu Sur Des Thèmes Favoris De "Le Siège De Corinthe", Op. 3 (After Rossini)
- L'art Du Chant Appliqué Au Piano, Op. 70: No. 19, Casta Diva (After Bellini's "Norma")
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.