Rossini - Semiramide (guitar transcriptions)
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 93902
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 15th June 2009
Contents
Artists
Izhar Elias (guitar)About
Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) was possibly the greatest guitar virtuoso of the period. Born in Italy, he studied cello and counterpoint, but took up the guitar as his main instrument and became the first guitarist/composer to compose seriously for the instrument. He produced three concertos, typical of the late classical and early romantic period – highly virtuosic, and in style similar to concertos by Hummel and Moscheles. He moved among and became friends with some of the greatest musicians of the day. He played cello in the premiere of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony in Vienna in 1813, and was friends with Beethoven, Hummel, Moscheles and Spohr. Later he became ‘virtuoso onorario di camera’ to Empress Marie-Louise, Napoleon’s second wife. He left a large body of work running to 230 works.
In a time before cinema, recordings and such like, the nearest the public could get to having a souvenir of a great night out at the opera were arrangements for domestic instruments of the big tunes. Giuliani’s arrangement of Semiramide wasn’t published until after his death, but is a Rolls Royce of adaptations, following the plot and orchestral dynamics closely, capturing the drama of the original.
Izhar Elias was born in Amsterdam in 1977 and has been praised for his ‘fantastic musicality, highly developed sense of style, elegance and allure’ by the jury of the International Tromp Music Competition, The Netherlands.
‘A musician of outstanding ability, whose whole approach to his art displays a maturity beyond his years’ - Classical Guitar
This is a world premiere recording and a major addition to the classical guitar discography. Full booklet notes and synopsis of the operatic plot are included.
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