Selected Operatic Fantasies of Mertz
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Composed by Johann Kaspar Mertz. Edited by Brian Torosian. Solos. Classic. E-book. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #97552EB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.97552EB).ISBN 9781609743260. 8.75x11.75 inches.
This collection is drawn from the Portefeuille Guitarre-Spieler series and is intended for intermediate to advanced guitarists.The works in this collection:Fantasy on themes from Don Giovanni, Op. 28Don Giovanni has long been famous among enthusiasts of fretted instruments for Mozarts sublime use of the mandolin in Don Juans aria Deh, vieni alla finestra. Mertz himself took note of Mozarts mandolin serenade for he employed as a catalyst a brief quote of the mandolin introduction in his Op. 28 for a modulatory transition based upon the theme. Mertz also included a simple arrangement of the aria as number 76 in his Kukuk, a musical panorama of 136 short pieces.Martha, Op. 16Martha, oder Der Markt zu Richmond by German composer Friedrich Flotow 1812-1883 was first produced in Vienna in 1847. In the second act of Martha Flotow incorporates Tis the Last Rose of Summer Qui sola, verginrosa , a traditional Irish melody to which the poet Thomas Moore wrote lyrics. It was one of the most popular songs of the nineteenth century. In addition to Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Thalberg, guitar composers to produce works based upon the famous song include Giuliani, Ferranti, Holland, and Foden. Preceding Ah. che a voi perdoni Iddio in his Op. 16, Mertz quotes a brief passage from his Elegie.The Prophet, Op. 21Giacomo Meyerbeer was the leading composer of French grand opera during Mertzs professional career. Following studies in Italy, the German composer was chiefly active in Paris and Berlin, although he traveled Europe extensively producing his operas. Le prophete premiered in Paris in 1849 after a long delay due to casting problems. Mertzs Op. 21 was published shortly thereafter.Nabucco, Op. 62 and Rigoletto, Op. 63Giuseppe Verdis first major triumph as an opera composer was with the biblical opera Nabucodonosor more commonly known as Nabucco . The opera was premiered in Milan in 1842 and its subsequent revivals throughout Europe spread Verdi?s fame at an astounding rate. Consequently, Verdi was commissioned to compose 14 operas in the following decade. Among these operas was Rigoletto, first produced in Venice in 1851. Mertz frequently turned to the music of Verdi for his operatic fantasies, producing no fewer than four distinct works based on themes from Rigoletto alone.
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