Legnani: Complete Music for Guitar Solo Giulio Tampalini

• Luigi Legnani (1790 - 1877): Duetto et caprice final de l'opéra l'Italienne à alger du célèbre Rossini, Op. 5:
• 1 Legnani: Duetto et caprice final de l'opéra l'Italienne à alger du célèbre Rossini, Op. 5 04:46
• Fantasia brillante e facile, Op. 19:
• 2 Legnani: Fantasia brillante e facile, Op. 19 09:07
• Cavatina "languir per una bella" nell'opera L'Italiana in algeri di Rossini, Op. 7:
• 3 Legnani: Cavatina "languir per una bella" nell'opera L'Italiana in algeri di Rossini, Op. 7 03:27
• Grand caprice ou etude, Op. 60:
• 4 Legnani: Grand caprice ou etude, Op. 60 10:19
• Terremoto con variazioni, Op. 1:
• 5 Legnani: Terremoto con variazioni, Op. 1 13:02
• Variazioni sopra la marcia favorita nell'opera Freijschütz di C.M. Von Weber, Op. 22:
• 6 Legnani: Variazioni sopra la marcia favorita nell'opera Freijschütz di C.M. Von Weber, Op. 22 07:53
• Gran capriccio, Op. 6:
• 7 Legnani: Gran capriccio, Op. 6 08:42
• Gran Variazioni sul duetto "nel cuor più non mi sento" nell'opera la molinara, Op. 16:
• 8 Legnani: Gran Variazioni sul duetto "nel cuor più non mi sento" nell'opera la molinara, Op. 16 23:34
• Melodies nationales Hongroises et thêmes originaux en forme de potpourri, Op. 203:
• 9 Legnani: Melodies nationales Hongroises et thêmes originaux en forme de potpourri, Op. 203 09:48
• Coro e rondò "pensa alla patria" nell'opera L'Italiana in Algeri di Rossini, Op. 8:
• 10 Legnani: Coro e rondò "pensa alla patria" nell'opera L'Italiana in Algeri di Rossini, Op. 8 04:22
• Grand caprice, Op. 34:
• 11 Legnani: Grand caprice, Op. 34 06:55
• Variazioni sul tema del duetto "cara per te quest'anima" nell'armida di Rossini:
• 12 Legnani: Variazioni sul tema del duetto "cara per te quest'anima" nell'armida di Rossini 13:46
• Andante e allegro dall'ouverture nell'opera Guglielmo Tell di Rossini, Op. 202:
• 13 Legnani: Andante e allegro dall'ouverture nell'opera Guglielmo Tell di Rossini, Op. 202 06:03
• Capriccio No. 1, Op. 20:
• 14 Legnani: Capriccio No. 1, Op. 20 01:21
• Capriccio No. 2, Op. 20:
• 15 Legnani: Capriccio No. 2, Op. 20 00:48
• Capriccio No. 3, Op. 20:
• 16 Legnani: Capriccio No. 3, Op. 20 01:30
• Capriccio No. 4, Op. 20:
• 17 Legnani: Capriccio No. 4, Op. 20 00:49
• Capriccio No. 5, Op. 20:
• 18 Legnani: Capriccio No. 5, Op. 20 01:14
• Capriccio No. 6, Op. 20:
• 19 Legnani: Capriccio No. 6, Op. 20 01:28
• Capriccio No. 7, Op. 20:
• 20 Legnani: Capriccio No. 7, Op. 20 01:24
• Capriccio No. 8, Op. 20:
• 21 Legnani: Capriccio No. 8, Op. 20 02:02
• Capriccio No. 9, Op. 20:
• 22 Legnani: Capriccio No. 9, Op. 20 02:04
• Capriccio No. 10, Op. 20:
• 23 Legnani: Capriccio No. 10, Op. 20 01:26
• Capriccio No. 11, Op. 20:
• 24 Legnani: Capriccio No. 11, Op. 20 01:20
• Capriccio No. 12, Op. 20:
• 25 Legnani: Capriccio No. 12, Op. 20 00:59
• Capriccio No. 13, Op. 20:
• 26 Legnani: Capriccio No. 13, Op. 20 01:12
• Capriccio No. 14, Op. 20:
• 27 Legnani: Capriccio No. 14, Op. 20 01:56
• Capriccio No. 15, Op. 20:
• 28 Legnani: Capriccio No. 15, Op. 20 01:14
• Capriccio No. 16, Op. 20:
• 29 Legnani: Capriccio No. 16, Op. 20 01:38
• Capriccio No. 17, Op. 20:
• 30 Legnani: Capriccio No. 17, Op. 20 01:30
• Capriccio No. 18, Op. 20:
• 31 Legnani: Capriccio No. 18, Op. 20 01:25
• Capriccio No. 19, Op. 20:
• 32 Legnani: Capriccio No. 19, Op. 20 02:09
• Capriccio No. 20, Op. 20:
• 33 Legnani: Capriccio No. 20, Op. 20 02:56
• Capriccio No. 21, Op. 20:
• 34 Legnani: Capriccio No. 21, Op. 20 00:50
• Capriccio No. 22, Op. 20:
• 35 Legnani: Capriccio No. 22, Op. 20 02:11
• Capriccio No. 23, Op. 20:
• 36 Legnani: Capriccio No. 23, Op. 20 01:16
• Capriccio No. 24, Op. 20:
• 37 Legnani: Capriccio No. 24, Op. 20 01:12
• Capriccio No. 25, Op. 20:
• 38 Legnani: Capriccio No. 25, Op. 20 01:54
• Capriccio No. 26, Op. 20:
• 39 Legnani: Capriccio No. 26, Op. 20 00:57
• Capriccio No. 27, Op. 20:
• 40 Legnani: Capriccio No. 27, Op. 20 01:20
• Capriccio No. 28, Op. 20:
• 41 Legnani: Capriccio No. 28, Op. 20 01:20
• Capriccio No. 29, Op. 20:
• 42 Legnani: Capriccio No. 29, Op. 20 00:41
• Capriccio No. 30, Op. 20:
• 43 Legnani: Capriccio No. 30, Op. 20 01:14
• Capriccio No. 31, Op. 20:
• 44 Legnani: Capriccio No. 31, Op. 20 01:21
• Capriccio No. 32, Op. 20:
• 45 Legnani: Capriccio No. 32, Op. 20 01:17
• Capriccio No. 33, Op. 20:
• 46 Legnani: Capriccio No. 33, Op. 20 01:18
• Capriccio No. 34, Op. 20:
• 47 Legnani: Capriccio No. 34, Op. 20 01:20
• Capriccio No. 35, Op. 20:
• 48 Legnani: Capriccio No. 35, Op. 20 01:40
• Capriccio No. 36, Op. 20:
• 49 Legnani: Capriccio No. 36, Op. 20 00:59
• Grande capriccio, Op. 34:
• 50 Legnani: Grande capriccio, Op. 34 09:29
• Receuil des mélodies modernes, Op. 222:
• 51 Legnani: Receuil des mélodies modernes, Op. 222: I. Cahier I 04:36
• 52 Legnani: Receuil des mélodies modernes, Op. 222: II. Cahier II 05:24
• 53 Legnani: Receuil des mélodies modernes, Op. 222: III. Cahier III 04:59
• 54 Legnani: Receuil des mélodies modernes, Op. 222: IV. Cahier IV 04:57
• Grande fantasia, Op. 61:
• 55 Legnani: Grande fantasia, Op. 61 08:54
• Variations agréables sur la romance favorite "non più mesta accanto al fuoco" du cendrillon, Op. 30:
• 56 Legnani: Variations agréables sur la romance favorite "non più mesta accanto al fuoco" du cendrillon, Op. 30 08:34
• Gran ricercario o studio, Op. 3:
• 57 Legnani: Gran ricercario o studio, Op. 3 07:18
• Introduzione e variazioni sopra la cavatina favorita "sorte secondami" nell'opera Zelmira" di Rossini, Op. 21:
• 58 Legnani: Introduzione e variazioni sopra la cavatina favorita "sorte secondami" nell'opera Zelmira" di Rossini, Op. 21 11:39
• Introduzione e tema con variazioni sopra un motivo della Norma, Op. 201:
• 59 Legnani: Introduzione e tema con variazioni sopra un motivo della Norma, Op. 201 12:41
• Introduzione, tema, variazioni e finale, Op. 64:
• 60 Legnani: Introduzione, tema, variazioni e finale, Op. 64 10:59
• Variazioni sopra la cavatina favorita "oh quante lagrime" nell'opera La Donna del lago di Rossini, Op. 18:
• 61 Legnani: Variazioni sopra la cavatina favorita "oh quante lagrime" nell'opera La Donna del lago di Rossini, Op. 18 05:49
• Introduzione e rondò, Op. 62:
• 62 Legnani: Introduzione e rondò, Op. 62 06:11
• Gran variazioni sopra un motivo tirolese, Op. 12:
• 63 Legnani: Gran variazioni sopra un motivo tirolese, Op. 12 13:22
• Introduction, thême et variations, Op. 224:
• 64 Legnani: Introduction, thême et variations, Op. 224 11:21
• Potpourri en caprice, Op. 32:
• 65 Legnani: Potpourri en caprice, Op. 32 10:01
• Motivi più favoriti delle opere Zelmira e corradino di Rossini, Op. 26:
• 66 Legnani: Motivi più favoriti delle opere Zelmira e corradino di Rossini, Op. 26 16:34
• Variazioni facili sopra un tema della Cenerentola:
• 67 Legnani: Variazioni facili sopra un tema della Cenerentola 06:45
• Introduzione, gran variazioni e coda sopra un tema originale, Op. 27:
• 68 Legnani: Introduzione, gran variazioni e coda sopra un tema originale, Op. 27 10:02
• Cavatina di Elvira nell'opera "ernani" di Verdi:
• 69 Legnani: Cavatina di Elvira nell'opera "ernani" di Verdi 05:22
• 3 Balli Nazionali:
• 70 Legnani: 3 Balli Nazionali: I. La Mazurka 03:17
• 71 Legnani: 3 Balli Nazionali: II. La Gitana 02:46
• 72 Legnani: 3 Balli Nazionali: III. La Cachucha 01:51
• Introduction et thême avec variation, Op. 237:
• 73 Legnani: Introduction et thême avec variation, Op. 237 06:35
• Potpourri brillante, Op. 31:
• 74 Legnani: Potpourri brillante, Op. 31 06:30
• Scherzo, ossia quattro variazioni, Op. 10:
• 75 Legnani: Scherzo, ossia quattro variazioni, Op. 10 05:04
• Variazioni sopra un tema originale di Schuster, Op. 25:
• 76 Legnani: Variazioni sopra un tema originale di Schuster, Op. 25 10:26
• Rondoletto scherzoso, Op. 204:
• 77 Legnani: Rondoletto scherzoso, Op. 204 05:51
• Introduzione e rondò brillante e facile, Op. 11:
• 78 Legnani: Introduzione e rondò brillante e facile, Op. 11 05:42
• Gran potpourri con introduzione e coda, Op. 238:
• 79 Legnani: Gran potpourri con introduzione e coda, Op. 238 09:08
• Thême avec variations brillantes et non difficiles, Op. 29:
• 80 Legnani: Thême avec variations brillantes et non difficiles, Op. 29 09:12
• Introduzione dell'atto 2° nell'opera Ernani di Verdi:
• 81 Legnani: Introduzione dell'atto 2° nell'opera Ernani di Verdi 02:10
• Gran Sonata:
• 82 Legnani: Gran Sonata 07:23
• Variazioni sopra la marcia favorita nell'opera "La donna del Lago", Op. 24:
• 83 Legnani: Variazioni sopra la marcia favorita nell'opera "La donna del Lago", Op. 24 08:06
• Tema con variazioni sul terzetto "pria che l'impegno" del maestro Weigl, Op. 4:
• 84 Legnani: Tema con variazioni sul terzetto "pria che l'impegno" del maestro Weigl, Op. 4 09:12
• Gran sinfonia nell'opera l'Italiana in Algeri, Op. 2:
• 85 Legnani: Gran sinfonia nell'opera l'Italiana in Algeri, Op. 2 07:48
• Sei capricetti, Op. 250:
• 86 Legnani: Sei capricetti, Op. 250 11:35
• 36 Valses di difficoltà progressiva, Op. 63:
• 87 Legnani: 36 Valses di difficoltà progressiva, Op. 63 20:22
• Total Runtime 08:00:54

Info for Legnani: Complete Music for Guitar Solo

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.

Giulio Tampalini, classical guitar

Giulio Tampalini
has been hailed internationally as one of the most popular and charismatic classical guitarists, and as such he tours regularly and extensively in his country and abroad (La Fenice Opera Theatre Venice, Rome Parco della Musica, Shubert Theatre Tremont Boston U.S.A., Teatro Renascença Porto Alegre Brazil, Ithaca College New York U.S.A., Qintai Grand Theatre Wuhan China, Cearte Arts Centre Baja California Mexico, Muhsin Ertuğrul Theatre Istanbul Turkey, Safadi Foundation Lebanon, Nadine Chaudier Thetare Avignon France, Musée international de la Croix-Rouge Geneve Switzerland, Salle Jacques Huisman Théâtre National Bruxelles Belgium).

Winner of the Arts and Culture Prize (Milan, Italy 2014), he has recorded over 25 CDs and he has played more than 2000 concerts all over the world. He has won many prizes at major international guitar competitions such as the “Narciso Yepes” Competition in Sanremo (chairman: Narciso Yepes); the International Rome Competition in 1996 and 2000; “De Bonis” International Competition in Cosenza; “Pittaluga” International Competition in Alessandria; “Fernando Sor” International Competiton in Rome and the “Andrés Segovia” International Competiton in Granada. In 2001 he performed at the Christmas concert in the Vatican in honour of the Pope. He plays the guitar as a solo performer, but also in chamber music, with orchestra, choir, strings, percussions, saxophone and many other different ensembles. His musical collaborations include the Soloists of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. In 2003 his double CD “Francisco Tarrega: Complete Works for Guitar” was awarded the Golden Guitar at the International Guitar Meeting in Alessandria as “Best CD of the year”. Among his other notable CDs are: the “Concierto de Aranjuez” by Joaquin Rodrigo for guitar and orchestra, recorded with the Orchestra “Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli”; all the major guitar works by Angelo Gilardino; the complete Six Rossinianas by Mauro Giuliani; the Concerto no. 1 op. 99, the Quintet Op. 143 and the Romancero Gitano by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, recorded with the Haydn Symphony Orchestra; the complete works for guitar by Miguel Llobet; and a DVD containing the complete solo guitar works by Heitor Villa-Lobos.

Giulio Tampalini is a tenured Professor at the Adria Conservatory of Music (Italy) and he is regularly invited to give masterclasses all over Europe. He plays guitars made by the English guitar maker Philip Woodfield.

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