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Among the works of Mertz, the leading Guitarist-Composer of his time in Central-Europe, his 7 Opera Fantasies, based on operas by Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi, are outstanding, and not to be confused with his Opern Revue which are of a lower level. Here we present their first publication, expertly edited by Mertz authority Graziano Salvoni, in this well-illustrated new critical scholarly edition with historical notes and critical commentaries.
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Air de l'opera "Somnambula" de Bellini, (Boije 400)
Morceau de Salon Grand Fantaisie sur un motif de l'opera "Il Trovatore", (Boije 401)
Fantaisie über ein Motiv aus der Oper "Il Pirata", (Boije 402)
Morceau de Salon Grande Fantaisie sur des motifs de l'opera "Rigoletto" de Verdi, (Boije 403)
Air de l'opera "I Puritani" de Bellini, (Boje 404)
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Johann Kaspar Mertz, whose real name was Caspar Joseph Mertz (1806-1856), is the most famous guitarist-composer of the Romantic period. Stylistically comparable to Frédéric Chopin, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, and Robert Schumann, he plays an important role in the guitar repertoire, and his arrangements of Schubert songs, for example, are legendary. The Chanterelle collection aims to honor him and do justice to his importance. While the older 10 volumes are mainly reprints of first editions with detailed prefaces, volumes 11-13 have been newly edited and annotated on the basis of autographs and first editions.
