Fantasias on Operas - Coste, Legnani, Giuliani, Bobrowicz, Mertz, Regondi (CD)

Fantasias on operas
Napoléon Coste 1805–1883
1 Fantasy on two themes from Bellini’s Norma Op.16 6’35
2 Introduction and Variations on a theme by Bellini (Il pirata) 12’47

Luigi Legnani 1790–1877
3 Elvira’s Cavatina from Verdi’s Ernani 6’01

Mauro Giuliani 1781–1829
4 Variations on the favourite Cavatina from Rossini’s Otello Op.101 6’27

Jan Nepomuk de Bobrowicz 1805–1881
5 Variations and Polonaise on a duet from Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi Op.30* 11’29

Johann Kaspar Mertz 1806–1856
6 No.11 Marino Faliero* from Opern-Revue Op.8, after Donizetti 11’23

Giulio Regondi 1822–1872
7 Variations on an air from Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi 11’00

Total time: 66’10

Roch Modrzejewski guitar
* First recording