Nicolo Giuliano Tuccia: Benedict: Piano Works - COMPACT DISCS

Title: Benedict: Piano Works
Artist: Nicolo Giuliano Tuccia
Label: Naxos
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 747313458677
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2025-09-12
Number of Discs: 1

Julius Benedict studied with Hummel and Weber, beginning as a virtuoso pianist and then becoming a conductor and operatic composer. In 1835 he moved to England where he spent the next 50 years as a much-admired composer, teacher and writer. His most famous work is the opera The Lily of Killarney but the music for his own instrument displays a precocious talent. This is most evident in the Piano Sonata No. 1 in E major, where novelty and beguiling modulations co-exist with the influence of his teachers. The smaller pieces exhibit his taste, finesse and maturity, while the Andante and Rondo Brillante is a glittering showpiece.

Tracks:
1.1 Piano Sonata No. 1 in E major, Op. 2~I. Allegro vivo
1.2 Piano Sonata No. 1 in E major, Op. 2~II. Andante
1.3 Piano Sonata No. 1 in E major, Op. 2~III. Menuetto: Presto
1.4 Piano Sonata No. 1 in E major, Op. 2~IV. Finale: Allegretto
1.5 Scherzo in E major
1.6 Etude für die linke Hand allein
1.7 Etude in A flat major
1.8 Rêverie, Op. 39
1.9 Gigue écossaise
1.10 Andante and Rondo Brillante in a flat major