S. Mercadante - Flute Concertos - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Mario Carbotta - Flute Quartets [COMPACT DISCS] date 05/09/2006

Onf - Beautiful Shadow - Random Cover - incl. 108pg Photobook, Sticker, Polaroid, 2 Photocards + Folded Message Poster [COMPACT DISCS] Photo Book, Photos, Poster, Stickers, Asia - Import date 04/19/2024

Saverio Mercadante was one of Italy's ground-breaking composers in the development of opera, admired by contemporaries such as Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini and Verdi. But during the years 1814 to 1820, inspired by fellow conservatoire students and their virtuoso teachers, he embarked on a series of works for the flute. They include seven concertos, happy exceptions to the rule in opera-obsessed Italy of the day. The solo writing is vividly characterized; full of technical demands perfectly adapted to the instrument's then more limited capabilities and permeated with a rich bel canto lyricism.