Paraphrases de Salon - 19th Century Opera Transcriptions

$19.99
Label
Grand Piano
Release Date
June 13, 2025
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Eugenia Appiani, Ferdinand Beyer, Eduard Biehl, Adolfo Fumagalli, Stefano Golinelli, Ignace Xavier J
    • PERFORMER
      Ruben Micieli
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 13, 2025
    • UPC
      747313994311
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      GP943
    • LABEL
      Grand Piano
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Fantaisie dramatique sur Il Trovatore de Verdi, Op. 8

      Composer: Eduard Biehl

      Performer: Ruben Micieli

    2. Fantaisie brillante sur I Puritani de Bellini, Op. 48

      Composer: Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach

      Performer: Ruben Micieli

    3. No. 1. Il Trovatore

      Composer: Joachim Raff

      Performer: Ruben Micieli

    4. No. 2. La Traviata

      Composer: Joachim Raff

      Performer: Ruben Micieli

    5. La Traviata di Verdi, divertimento brillante, Op. 93 (arr. R. Micieli)

      Composer: Stefano Golinelli

      Performer: Ruben Micieli

    6. 3 Fantaisies brillantes sur des thèmes des opéras de Bellini, Op. 50: No. 3. I Capuleti e i Montecchi

      Composer: Ferdinand Beyer

      Performer: Ruben Micieli

    7. Melodia variata su La Traviata di Verdi, Op. 98

      Composer: Adolfo Fumagalli

      Performer: Ruben Micieli

    8. Ballata nell'opera Rigoletto di Verdi

      Composer: Eugenia Appiani

      Performer: Ruben Micieli

    9. Fantaisie brillante sur des motifs de l'opéra Norma de Bellini, Op. 65 (67)

      Composer: Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach

      Performer: Ruben Micieli


The enduring appeal of opera in the 19th century found a new and intimate expression in the realm of solo piano music. This recording reveals how the grandeur and expressive range of operas by Bellini and Verdi was brought from the theatre into private parlours and salons. The composers featured on this album preserve the spirit of the original works while reimagining the famous melodies and dramatic scenes as paraphrases, fantasies and variations. Awardwinning Italian pianist, Ruben Micieli, performs these dazzling pieces in his own unique way, making musical and structural adjustments to each transcription after studying the scores by Bellini and Verdi.