Benedict: Piano Works

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
September 12, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Julius Benedict
    • PERFORMER
      Nicolo Giuliano Tuccia
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 12, 2025
    • UPC
      747313458677
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8574586
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro vivo

      Composer: Julius Benedict

      Performer: Nicolò Giuliano Tuccia

    2. II. Andante

      Composer: Julius Benedict

      Performer: Nicolò Giuliano Tuccia

    3. III. Menuetto: Presto

      Composer: Julius Benedict

      Performer: Nicolò Giuliano Tuccia

    4. IV. Finale: Allegretto

      Composer: Julius Benedict

      Performer: Nicolò Giuliano Tuccia

    5. Scherzo in E Major

      Composer: Julius Benedict

      Performer: Nicolò Giuliano Tuccia

    6. Etude für die linke Hand allein

      Composer: Julius Benedict

      Performer: Nicolò Giuliano Tuccia

    7. Etude in A-Flat Major

      Composer: Julius Benedict

      Performer: Nicolò Giuliano Tuccia

    8. Rêverie, Op. 39

      Composer: Julius Benedict

      Performer: Nicolò Giuliano Tuccia

    9. Gigue écossaise

      Composer: Julius Benedict

      Performer: Nicolò Giuliano Tuccia

    10. Andante and Rondo Brillante in A-Flat Major

      Composer: Julius Benedict

      Performer: Nicolò Giuliano Tuccia


Julius Benedict studied with Hummel and Weber, beginning as a virtuoso pianist and then becoming a conductor and operatic composer. In 1835 he moved to England where he spent the next 50 years as a much-admired composer, teacher and writer. His most famous work is the opera The Lily of Killarney but the music for his own instrument displays a precocious talent. This is most evident in the Piano Sonata No. 1 in E major, where novelty and beguiling modulations co-exist with the influence of his teachers. The smaller pieces exhibit his taste, finesse and maturity, while the Andante and Rondo Brillante is a glittering showpiece.