Edited from the First Edition
There is no need to recommend the pieces: they are excellent pieces with a slightly virtuosic style that fully exploit the flute's specific techniques. And in the melody formation the master does not...
Contents: A La Guerra - Addio a Napole - Antonia - Cannetella - Chello Che Tu Me Dice (Biscardi) - Ciccuzza - Cicerenella - Dimmi Na Vota Si - Drunghe Drunghete - Fance La Prova (Coen) - Fenesta Che L...
Mercadante was highly respected by many composers of his time. As well as postulating the maxim that the effect of an entire orchestra should always be given priority over the effect of a single instr...
There is an increasing discovery of chamber music by Italian composers of the 19th century. Mercadante's duets are worth listening to which is hardly surprising if one takes into consideration the sig...
