Marco Rogliano: Giuseppe Austri, Capriccio fantastico, Works for violin and piano { CD }

Title: Giuseppe Austri, Capriccio fantastico, Works for violin and piano
Artist: Marco Rogliano
Label: Dynamic
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 8007144080693
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2025-07-18
Number of Discs: 1

Though he was admired by figures as illustrious as Rossini and Verdi, violinist-composer Giuseppe Austri has been largely forgotten, unlike his great contemporaries Paganini, Sivori and Bazzini. These premiere recordings show how inventive and virtuosic his works for violin and piano are, suggesting that he must have been a performer of transcendent technical and expressive abilities. Austri was in the mould of the great itinerant virtuosi of his time and, though his compositions can display Paganini-like writing, he matches incendiary passages with graceful cantabile and intimate delicacy.

Tracks:
1.1 addio a Lisbona (Farewell to Lisbon) Capriccio fantastico Op. 4
1.2 Capriccio Op. 9 for solo violin~No. 2
1.3 Noces du Diable (The Devil's Marriage) Fantasia for violin and piano
1.4 Calma (Calm) Andante sostenuto Op. 11
1.5 veglia notturna (The Nocturnal Vigil) Scherzo fantastico Op. 12
1.6 6 Capricci for solo violin~La Solitudine in A minor (Solitude)
1.7 6 Capricci for solo violin~Il Mattino in C major (Morning)
1.8 6 Capricci for solo violin~La Preghiera in A flat major (Prayer)
1.9 6 Capricci for solo violin~Il Buon Umore in C major (Good Mood)
1.10 6 Capricci for solo violin~La Pazzia in D major (Folly)
1.11 6 Capricci for solo violin~Il Telegrafo in E minor (The Telegraph)
1.12 sogno lusinghiero (A Flattering Dream), Capriccio fantastico Op. 8
1.13 Souvenirs d'Espagne (Souvenirs of Spain), Capriccio Op. 6
1.14 6 Walzer
1.15 Rimembranza (Remembrance)
1.16 Tutto ha fine quaggiù (Everything Comes to an End Down Here)