Composer: Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg
Performer: Francesco Nicolosi
Orchestra: Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Andrew Mogrelia
Number of Discs: 6
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2021
Size: 1.33 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
01. Grande fantaisie et variations sur des motifs de la Norma, Op. 12
02. Grande fantaisie et variations sur l’opera ‘I Capuleti ed i Montecchi’ de Bellini, Op. 10
03. Fantaisie sur des motifs de Beatrice di Tenda, Op. 49
04. Fantaisie sur des motifs de La Straniera, Op. 9
05. Grande caprice sur des motifs de La Sonnambula, Op. 46
CD 02
01. Fantaisie sur l’Opera ‘La fille du regiment’, Op. 68
02. Don Pasquale Fantasy, Op. 67
03. Fantaisie sur I’Opera ‘Lucrezia Borgia’, Op. 50
04. Andante final de ‘Lucie de Lammermoor’, Op. 44
05. Introduzione e Variazioni sulla Barcarola dell ‘Elisir d’amore’, Op. 66
CD 03
01. Fantasia on Semiramide, Op. 51
02. Fantasia on La donna del lago, Op. 40 bis
03. Fantasia on Il barbiere di Siviglia, Op. 63
04. Fantasia on Moise, Op. 33
CD 04
01. Grande Fantasie de concert sur l’opéra “La Traviata” de Verdi, op. 78
02. Grande Fantasie de concert sur l’opéra “Il Trovatore” de Verdi, op. 77
03. Souvenir de “Ballo in maschera” de Verdi, Op. 81
04. Souvenir de “Rigoletto” de Verdi, Op. 82
05. Fantasie sur l’opera “L’Assedio di Corinto” de Rossini, Op. 3
L’Art du chant appliqué au piano, Op. 70
06. No. 19, Casta diva (After Bellini)
CD 05
Les Soirees de Pausilippe, Hommage a Rossini – 24 Pensees Musicales, Op. 75
01. No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Andantino
02. No. 2 in E Major, Moderato
03. No. 3 in A Minor, Molto agitato
04. No. 4 in D Major, Andantino
05. No. 5 in G Minor, Tarantelle
06. No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Vivace
07. No. 7 in C Major, Lento
08. No. 8 in A Minor, Presto
09. No. 9 in D Major, Andantino
10. No. 10 in B-Flat Major, Cantabile
11. No. 11 in F Major, Allegretto
12. No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Allegretto
13. No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Adagio
14. No. 14 in D Major, Allegretto
15. No. 15 in G Minor, Presto
16. No. 16 in D-Flat Major, Allegro
17. No. 17 in F Major, Adagio
18. No. 18 in D Minor, Marcia
19. No. 19 in B Minor, Molto vivace
20. No. 20 in B-Flat Major, Allegro
21. No. 21 in A Minor, Allegretto
22. No. 22 in D Minor, Allegretto
23. No. 23 in B Major, Andantino
24. No. 24 in A-Flat Major, Polacca
CD 06
Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 5
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Rondo. Allegro
04. Souvenirs de Beethoven: Grande Fantaisie pour le piano sur la 7e Symphonie de Beethoven, Op. 39
05. Nocturne, Op. 28
Piano Pieces (10), Op. 36
06. No. 5, Canzonette italienne (After Dessauer)
07. Un Soupir
Sigismond Thalberg was a Wunderkind and one of the most accomplished virtuoso pianists of the 19th century, who impressed many including Mendelssohn, Chopin and Clara Schumann. He was also a composer focused on fantasies on operatic themes which was a genre in its own right, aiming to delight audiences with the familiarity of known melodies, the ingenuity of the transcriptions and their spectacular virtuosity. The collection also features the early Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 5 that similarly uses embellished operatic melodies.