Giulio Briccialdi, the composer of these fantasies, was a renowned Italian flute virtuoso who enjoyed significant fame and fortune in the 19th century.
Composition History
The intimidating technical difficulty of Giulio Briccialdi's operatic fantasies may be why all but the Aida Fantasy have never been recorded before this album.
Instruments
Giulio Briccialdi invented the B-flat thumb key for the Boehm flute in 1849, which simplified fingering and is still known today as the 'Briccialdi B'.
Performer Biography
Raffaele Trevisani and Paola Girardi, the flutist and pianist on this album, are married and live in Milan, concertizing together internationally.
Compositional Technique
Operatic transcriptions, often called 'fantasies,' intensified across Europe in the Romantic era, serving as vehicles for virtuoso performers and spreading the popularity of opera melodies.
Composer Biography
Giulio Briccialdi's compositional output of 184 works is difficult to track due to unknown dates, opus numbers, and his practice of publishing the same work with different publishers under various titles.
Performer Biography
Raffaele Trevisani, the flutist on this album, is a pupil of Sir James Galway and has been praised for his thrilling sound and splendid technique.
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