Opera Fantasies For Violin, Vol. 2 / Sohn
) | Label: NAXOS Catalog: 8573403 Format: CD SOHN LOEB NUTTALL, LIVIA SOHNAt a time when there were limited opportunities to attend the opera house, and before the existence of recordings, the operatic fantasy proved a popular and ingenious way to spend great melodies to a wider audience. Some classics of this genre are heard in this second volume - not least Wilhelmj's arrangement of Handel and Kreisler's beautifully tranquil arrangement of Gluck - but there are also memorable examples from Verdi and Hubay's piquant opera Le Luthier de Cremone, as well as two vivid contemporary examples that continue the genre into the twenty-first century.  Price: $19.98 |