Verdi / Sohn / Loeb / Nuttall Opera Fantasies For Violin 2 CD

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.

1. Preludio 2. Lensky's Aria 3. Valse Blanche - How Love Comes 4. Nouvelle Fantaisie Sur Des Th?mes de Faust 5. M?lodie 6. Le Luthier de Cr?mone 7. Variations on a Theme of Rossini 8. Largo 9. Fantasy on Themes from 'The War Reporter' 10. Solenne in Quest'ora