At 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.

Tracklist:

I Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata: I Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata, Act III: Preludio (Arr. B. Loeb For Violin And Piano)
Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act II: Wohin Seid Ihr Entschwunden, "Lensky's Aria" (Arr. L. Auer F
Valse Blanche, "How Love Comes, Tangiers, October 1958"
Nouvelle Fantaisie Sur Faust De Gounod, Op. 13 (Version For Violin And Piano)
Orfeo Ed Euridice: Orfeo Ed Euridice, Act II: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits, "Melodie" (Arr. F. Kreisler For Violin And
A Cremonai Hegedűs, Op. 40: A Cremonai Hegedus (Le Luthier De Cremone, The Violin Maker Of Cremona), Op. 40
Variations On A Theme Of Rossini, H. 290 (Arr. B. Loeb For Violin And Piano)
Serse, Hwv 40: Serse (Xerxes), Hwv 40, Act I: Aria: Ombra Mai Fu, "Largo" (Arr. A. Wilhelmj For Violin And Piano)
Fantasy On Themes From The War Reporter
La Forza Del Destino: La Forza Del Destino, Act III: Solenne In Quest'ora (Arr. B. Loeb For Violin, Viola And Piano)

UPC: 747313340378
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 1.8.16
Format: CD

Verdi / Sohn / Loeb / Nuttall - Opera Fantasies for Violin, Vol. 2 (CD)