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Humoresque, Op. 20 Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13

De Grado, Andrew

Humoresque, Op. 20 Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13

Format: CD
Label: Centaur Records, Inc.
UPC: 0044747253220
Catnr: CRC 2532
Release date: 21 June 2005
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Label
Centaur Records, Inc.
UPC
0044747253220
Catalogue number
CRC 2532
Release date
21 June 2005
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Gioachino Rossini

Gioachino Rossini was born in 1797 in Pesaro, born to a hornist and opera singer. He spent his youth in the opera hall and at the age of 14 he started his studies to become a composer in Bologna, where he was taught to use a strict counterpoint technique. Quite soon, Rossini composing a large number of operas: his famous comic operas (among which his Il Barbiere di Siviglia) in his early twenties, and most of his serious operas in his late twenties. With his compelling, rhythmic music, which was characterised by its orchestral exuberance and coloratura fireworks, Rossini took over the world of music, to the frustration of critics and academics.  When he reached the age of 31, he left Italy...
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Gioachino Rossini was born in 1797 in Pesaro, born to a hornist and opera singer. He spent his youth in the opera hall and at the age of 14 he started his studies to become a composer in Bologna, where he was taught to use a strict counterpoint technique. Quite soon, Rossini composing a large number of operas: his famous comic operas (among which his Il Barbiere di Siviglia) in his early twenties, and most of his serious operas in his late twenties. With his compelling, rhythmic music, which was characterised by its orchestral exuberance and coloratura fireworks, Rossini took over the world of music, to the frustration of critics and academics. When he reached the age of 31, he left Italy and traveled to London and Paris. His success made him powerfully rich. Rossini retired early. With almost 40 years still to live, he composed his last opera, Guillaume Tell, in Paris. Some reasons for his unexpected retirement could be his recurring illness, his financial stability and the adverse political and artistic conditions of the time. For 20 years, Rossini struggled with his health. He returned to Paris in 1855, where he recovered to some extent. Together with his wife, he organised special dinner parties for the upper class, and for those occasions he wrote his many chamber music works, which he referred to as his Péchés de Vieillesse. He died in 1868. Rossini's image is characterised by the many humoristic anecdotes about him. Yet, even though his comic operas are masterfully composed, his serious operas have been truly influential and formed the basis for the romantic operas of Donizetti and Bellini.


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01.
Humoreske in B flat major, Op. 20: I. Einfach: Sehr rasch und leicht
05:14
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Humoreske in B flat major, Op. 20: II. Hastig
04:17
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Humoreske in B flat major, Op. 20: III. Einfach und zart: Intermezzo
05:14
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Humoreske in B flat major, Op. 20: IV. Innig
02:24
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Humoreske in B flat major, Op. 20: V. Sehr lebhaft: Mit einigen Pomp
03:24
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Humoreske in B flat major, Op. 20: VI. Zum Beschluss
07:19
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Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13: Thema: Andante
01:30
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Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13: Etude 1: Un poco piu vivo
01:15
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Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13: Etude 2: Marcato el canto
03:00
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Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13: Etude 3: Vivace
01:13
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Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13: Etude 4
00:51
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Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13: Etude 5: Scherzando
01:12
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Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13: Etude 6: Agitato
00:52
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Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13: Etude 7: Allegro molto
00:46
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Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13: Etude 8: Sempre marcatissimo
02:13
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Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13: Anhang Variation 1
01:31
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Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13: Anhang Variation 2
02:09
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Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13: Anhang Variation 3
01:24
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Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13: Anhang Variation 4
03:10
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Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13: Anhang Variation 5
02:18
21.
Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13: Etude 9: Presto possibile
00:39
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Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13: Etude 10: Sempre con energia
01:20
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Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13: Etude 11: Con espressione
01:50
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Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13: Etude 12: Allegro brillante: Finale
06:16
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