Giulio Tampalini - Legnani: Complete Music for Guitar Solo (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Legnani Duetto et caprice final de l'opera l'Italienne a alger du celebre Rossini, Op. 5
02. Legnani Fantasia brillante e facile, Op. 19
03. Legnani Cavatina languir per una bella nell'opera L'Italiana in algeri di Rossini, Op. 7
04. Legnani Grand caprice ou etude, Op. 60
05. Legnani Terremoto con variazioni, Op. 1
06. Legnani Variazioni sopra la marcia favorita nell'opera Freijschutz di C.M. Von Weber, Op. 22
07. Legnani Gran capriccio, Op. 6
08. Legnani Gran Variazioni sul duetto nel cuor piu non mi sento nell'opera la molinara, Op. 16
09. Legnani Melodies nationales Hongroises et themes originaux en forme de potpourri, Op. 203
10. Legnani Coro e rondo pensa alla patria nell'opera L'Italiana in Algeri di Rossini, Op. 8
11. Legnani Grand caprice, Op. 34
12. Legnani Variazioni sul tema del duetto cara per te quest'anima nell'armida di Rossini
13. Legnani Andante e allegro dall'ouverture nell'opera Guglielmo Tell di Rossini, Op. 202
14. Legnani Capriccio No. 1, Op. 20
15. Legnani Capriccio No. 2, Op. 20
16. Legnani Capriccio No. 3, Op. 20
17. Legnani Capriccio No. 4, Op. 20
18. Legnani Capriccio No. 5, Op. 20
19. Legnani Capriccio No. 6, Op. 20
20. Legnani Capriccio No. 7, Op. 20
21. Legnani Capriccio No. 8, Op. 20
22. Legnani Capriccio No. 9, Op. 20
23. Legnani Capriccio No. 10, Op. 20
24. Legnani Capriccio No. 11, Op. 20
25. Legnani Capriccio No. 12, Op. 20
26. Legnani Capriccio No. 13, Op. 20
27. Legnani Capriccio No. 14, Op. 20
28. Legnani Capriccio No. 15, Op. 20
29. Legnani Capriccio No. 16, Op. 20
30. Legnani Capriccio No. 17, Op. 20
31. Legnani Capriccio No. 18, Op. 20
32. Legnani Capriccio No. 19, Op. 20
33. Legnani Capriccio No. 20, Op. 20
34. Legnani Capriccio No. 21, Op. 20
35. Legnani Capriccio No. 22, Op. 20
36. Legnani Capriccio No. 23, Op. 20
37. Legnani Capriccio No. 24, Op. 20
38. Legnani Capriccio No. 25, Op. 20
39. Legnani Capriccio No. 26, Op. 20
40. Legnani Capriccio No. 27, Op. 20
41. Legnani Capriccio No. 28, Op. 20
42. Legnani Capriccio No. 29, Op. 20
43. Legnani Capriccio No. 30, Op. 20
44. Legnani Capriccio No. 31, Op. 20
45. Legnani Capriccio No. 32, Op. 20
46. Legnani Capriccio No. 33, Op. 20
47. Legnani Capriccio No. 34, Op. 20
48. Legnani Capriccio No. 35, Op. 20
49. Legnani Capriccio No. 36, Op. 20
50. Legnani Grande capriccio, Op. 34
51. Legnani Receuil des melodies modernes, Op. 222 I. Cahier I
52. Legnani Receuil des melodies modernes, Op. 222 II. Cahier II
53. Legnani Receuil des melodies modernes, Op. 222 III. Cahier III
54. Legnani Receuil des melodies modernes, Op. 222 IV. Cahier IV
55. Legnani Grande fantasia, Op. 61
56. Legnani Variations agreables sur la romance favorite non piu mesta accanto al fuoco du cendrillon, Op. 30
57. Legnani Gran ricercario o studio, Op. 3
58. Legnani Introduzione e variazioni sopra la cavatina favorita sorte secondami nell'opera Zelmira di Rossini, Op. 21
59. Legnani Introduzione e tema con variazioni sopra un motivo della Norma, Op. 201
60. Legnani Introduzione, tema, variazioni e finale, Op. 64
61. Legnani Variazioni sopra la cavatina favorita oh quante lagrime nell'opera La Donna del lago di Rossini, Op. 18
62. Legnani Introduzione e rondo, Op. 62
63. Legnani Gran variazioni sopra un motivo tirolese, Op. 12
64. Legnani Introduction, theme et variations, Op. 224
65. Legnani Potpourri en caprice, Op. 32
66. Legnani Motivi piu favoriti delle opere Zelmira e corradino di Rossini, Op. 26
67. Legnani Variazioni facili sopra un tema della Cenerentola
68. Legnani Introduzione, gran variazioni e coda sopra un tema originale, Op. 27
69. Legnani Cavatina di Elvira nell'opera ernani di Verdi
70. Legnani 3 Balli Nazionali I. La Mazurka
71. Legnani 3 Balli Nazionali II. La Gitana
72. Legnani 3 Balli Nazionali III. La Cachucha
73. Legnani Introduction et theme avec variation, Op. 237
74. Legnani Potpourri brillante, Op. 31
75. Legnani Scherzo, ossia quattro variazioni, Op. 10
76. Legnani Variazioni sopra un tema originale di Schuster, Op. 25
77. Legnani Rondoletto scherzoso, Op. 204
78. Legnani Introduzione e rondo brillante e facile, Op. 11
79. Legnani Gran potpourri con introduzione e coda, Op. 238
80. Legnani Theme avec variations brillantes et non difficiles, Op. 29
81. Legnani Introduzione dell'atto 2° nell'opera Ernani di Verdi
82. Legnani Gran Sonata
83. Legnani Variazioni sopra la marcia favorita nell'opera La donna del Lago, Op. 24
84. Legnani Tema con variazioni sul terzetto pria che l'impegno del maestro Weigl, Op. 4
85. Legnani Gran sinfonia nell'opera l'Italiana in Algeri, Op. 2
86. Legnani Sei capricetti, Op. 250
87. Legnani 36 Valses di difficolta progressiva, Op. 63

In the summer of 1836 Paganini heard in Turin the playing of Luigi Legnani, which pleased him so much (“gave me the highest pleasure”) that he arranged to give concerts together with him. The idea came to nothing, but it indicates the esteem in which Legnani was held, as an inspirational guitar virtuoso at a time when the instrument was still more associated with the Iberian peninsula.
Legnani did as much as anyone to broaden its appeal, through his performances and compositions, and Giulio Tampalini celebrates his legacy with this remarkable set.
In this notable first on record, Tampalini presents Legnani’s complete solo music for his own instrument. Much of it consists of arrangements and transcriptions of popular operatic melodies and arias: music for display, to captivate and charm audiences of his own playing, but constructed with enough skill and imagination to appeal to modern listeners too.
Operatic culture in Italy at the time, the first half of the 19th century, was dominated by the figure of Rossini, and Legnani arranged numbers from L’Italiana in Algeri, La Cenerentola, Zelmira and La donna del lago, among others. Not all of them are spectacular showpieces, or straight transcriptions – there are variation sets, pot-pourris and lyric arias – but Legnani’s mastery of both the guitar, and the art of transcription, is exemplified by his masterful reduction of the Overture to William Tell for a single instrument!
Legnani also looked farther afield, not only to Bellini and the early operas of Verdi but to Carl Maria von Weber and Joseph Weigl. CD3 is dedicated to his most substantial original collection: the 36 Capricci, published by Artaria in 1822 and effectively comprising a manual to display all the expressive possibilities of the instrument, comprehensively covering all the major and minor keys.
On a grander scale, the Gran Capriccio fuses operatic display with the technical finesse and form of the earlier Capriccios. Legnani also demonstrates his own talents as a melodist in the Gran Capricce Opp. 34 & 60: impressively constructed works which belong in the repertoire of every modern guitarist.
Giulio Tampalini has become renowned as one of Italy’s most charismatic guitarists of our time. He is director of the Brescia International Guitar Academy of Brescia and founder of the IGC Italian Guitar Campus.
His previous albums on Brilliant Classics have been welcomed by the international press, and with this collection he sets down a landmark version of Legnani’s music on record.

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