Liszt - Soirées italiennes, S411 (Luisi)

The prolific Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870) was a composer of a similar mould to Rossini, although rather fewer of his works have stood the test of time, being not so strong on personality as those of his great compatriot. But occasionally one of the sixty or so operas is given (Liszt actually wrote a fantasy on themes from Il giuramento, "Réminiscences de La Scala") and a few instrumental pieces remain on the fringe of the repertoire. With the Soirées italiennes Liszt was not as generous as he had been with Rossini's Soirées, and he chose just six to transcribe, successfully managing to select the pieces which differ as widely as possible from their pretty obvious Rossini models. Sadly, these transcriptions are quite rare nowadays, probably because they are absolutely unrestrained in their taxing technical demands-even the gentler pieces have fiendishly intricate details which render them immediately beyond the salon performer. Liszt’s method is of the same stamp as with the Rossini pieces, and the transcriptions themselves, depicting in turn the spring, a gallop, a Swiss shepherd, a sailor’s serenade, a drinking song and a Spanish gypsy girl, require no further gloss.
Keeping in mind the Italian theme of this video, I wish my European brothers all the best in dealing with this coronavirus pandemic that has hit them particularly hard. Everyone else, take care!

[@AndreiAnghelLiszt]

00:00 - La primavera - Canzonetta 4:15 - Il galop 6:49 - Il pastore svizzero - Tirolese 13:55 - La serenata del marinaro 17:19 - Il brindisi - Rondoletto 21:37 - La zingarella spagnola - Bolero

[@thenobody7904]

I will be definitely beating my head to this one while in quarantine. Thank you!!!!!

[@erikrobinson2547]

Andrei Cristian Anghel Hey i have a question, all of the Réminiscences are Fantasies on the themes of the operas and not direct transcriptions right?

[@Sam-gx2ti]

@@erikrobinson2547 Yes, I don't know of any transcriptions he did but may have. "Reminiscences" is a genre Liszt invented which is sort of a fantasie or impromptu based on thematic material from a specific opera

[@filippoabis3676]

I love how complex and beautiful Liszt is

[@AndreiAnghelLiszt]

me too :)

[@f.p.2010]

i mean uhh isnt it technically Rossini

[@AndreiAnghelLiszt]

@@f.p.2010 The source material here is Mercadante, and he is referring to the remarkable decorative filigree with which Liszt uplifts the original material, including some of the cadenzas which occasionally make these more akin to paraphrases.

[@JG_1998]

This channel is a gold mine. Liszt's output was insane.

[@chester6343]

Phenomenal

[@insulini]

I'm officially addicted to the gallop. Please do a 10 hour version.

[@maxwoefull3460]

Jajaja too

[@nicolagiaquinto8496]

As both an italian and a concert pianist I love both your message of solidarity to all of Europe and your mission to bring light to Liszt's more obscure and neglected works! Thank you!

[@levim.3505]

How come nobody is performing these pieces? They are so lovely and I haven't come across any other recordings of them.

[@ciararespect4296]

I have

[@herrwagnerianer1739]

"Il galop" reminds me of Liszt's transcription of the hunters' chorus from Weber's Freischütz S. 151.

[@pietrolandri6081]

Thanks for your kind wishes from Italian quarantine whose spleen is certainly alleviated by your music and all other KZbinr friends. Particularly welcome paraphrase on Mercadante unjustly forgotten although Liszt must have appreciated him otherwise wouldn't have made any effort about his music As it comes to why this wonderful piece is lesser known amongst Liszt paraphrase sets I think it's also because it's less flamboyant and may not attract pianists because ratio "applause's yield" / difficulty is unfavorable. This piece is mostly for connoisseurs....not a de salon one as you correctly pointed out

[@gojewla]

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[@none5020]

@@gojewla You you haven't just interested or intrigued me, you've also completely lost me XD. What?

[@therealrealludwigvanbeethoven]

@@gojewla wtf

[@amedeemereaux5678]

Thanks alot for uploading these with sheets! Gianluca's outstanding peformance deserves wide recognition

[@kpokpojiji]

Thank you for the unbelievable level of excellence in your channel! Fascinating and beautiful works. And so many really still quite unknown treasures. You as well, stay safe in this pandemic. Bringing music to others through this is so important as well.

[@ciararespect4296]

Just played these difficult works in concert

[@dwacheopus]

Wow! Good job!

[@RandomButBeautiful]

bravo! keep it up :)

[@elionthekeys]

Extraordinary!

[@marcalexandrefontenay9801]

Merveilleuse transcription oubliée du maître Liszt ! Génial

[@davidrehak3539]

Liszt Ferenc:Olasz esték 1. La primavera (A tavasz) - Canzonetta: Andantino 00:00 2. Il galop (A galop):Allegro spiritoso 04:15 3. Il pastore svizzero (A svájci juhászkutya) - Tirolese:Allegretto poco mosso 06:49 4. La serenata del marinaro (A tengerész szerenádja):Allegro deciso 13:55 5. Il brindisi (A pirítós) - Rondoletto:Allegro brillante 17:19 6. La zingarella spagnola (A spanyol cigány) - Bolero:Allegro moderato scherzoso 21:37 Gianluca Luisi-zongora

[@user-yn6on5rm7g]

how beautiful! thank you!

[@AVIDEOGAL]

ANDREI, THANKS FOR MAKING THE VIRUS SITUATION ALMOST BEARABLE !!!

[@maxwoefull3460]

This is sooo beautifull

[@thenotsookayguy]

5:05 I dunno why that kind of reminds me of some anthem.

[@Froge4291]

Probably because it sounds kinda march-y.

[@amyhuang6651]

just beautiful.

[@AVIDEOGAL]

HOW DO YOU KEEP FINDING ALL THESE PIECES I'VE NEVER HEARD, YOU ARE EMBARRASSING ME, I THOUGHT I WAS A LISZT FREAK WHO KNEW 95% OF HIS STUFF, BUT I GUESS NOT...............!!!

[@RandomButBeautiful]

it's like that. The catalogue that keeps on giving..

[@RandomButBeautiful]

it was a very restrained performance but I am happy enough, just to hear it.

[@user-wy2gl1xw8k]

So beautiful!

[@pleasecontactme4274]

this is so nice how only 5k views in 4 months!?

[@tiborvisi7438]

I never care about the number of views. Such is our world today. I only focus on the recording/video 🙂

[@pleasecontactme4274]

@@tiborvisi7438 but views get others to watch it ya know...

[@therealrealludwigvanbeethoven]

@@pleasecontactme4274 The world is such that we are very familiar with many well-renowned but relatively unimportant figures who have done little with their lives, yet at the same time ignorant of great artists who have enriched us.

[@pleasecontactme4274]

@@therealrealludwigvanbeethoven i believe that wider appreciation classical music isn't too far, after all the listeners have been growing rapidly due to people like Rousseau, i just hope it doesn't take them too long to move on from the popular pieces to the hidden ones like these

[@therealrealludwigvanbeethoven]

@@pleasecontactme4274 The point of the statement was that we are not cognizant of those who have done the most good for our world, but instead are widely familiar with temporary, unimportant figures, current cultural significance notwithstanding.

[@bobkmeyer]

👏

[@xynthesya]

1:06

[@folckealix9020]

where can i get the sheet

[@ciararespect4296]

Just screenshot it like I did

[@avisluckey-blye1943]

Mop

[@jacqueslannoy7994]

Way too much rubato.