Caprice No. 36 by Luigi Legnani (1790-1877). FOR COMPLETE PLAYLIST SEE NOTES BELOW.
Playlist at bottom... Recorded, as usual, on my iPhone using an Apogee iPhone microphone. Luigi Legnani loves the classical "orchestral" sound on the one hand and the sound of the solo virtuoso of that period on the other. Following this idea, his two prominent influences are Rossini and Legnani's friend Paganini. Elements of these two composers can be found in many of his caprices. No. 9, for example, shows the influence of Rossini and its forceful, excited chordal pages seem right out of a silent movie chase scene, something Rossini's music has actually been used for. Paganini's influence shows up in many restless passages but most obviously in Caprice No. 21 (with its rapid changes in left-hand positions) and especially in Caprice 36. The latter is in large part a "bare bones" study in scales with likewise many shifts in position. Legnani ventures in to difficult keys not normally encountered in guitar music (and likewise in the solo music most stringed instruments). Caprice No. 35, for example, is in e-flat minor -- with its (whew!) six flats. There is only one open-string note (played once) in the whole piece. Unfortunately, there are no confirmed images of Legnani himself, though a doubtful picture of a guitarist with Legnani's name next to it is found on the internet. The image I used is from the book of Legnani's 36 Caprices published by Chanterelle Publishing Company (though I used the Lucio Matarazzo edition). (As always I dedicate my work to Angela De Vito-Lucia, who afforded me so much love and so many opportunities.) PLAYLIST Clicking on any link will play that work and all the works that follow it. Etude 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aayc8ZpGK_g&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=56 Etude 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcIprt8XlYs&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=57 Etude 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1BzoRFCXdw&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=58 Etude 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhtQa7jH6f8&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=59 Etude 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zazxZd8D9wQ&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=60 Etude 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYIE9aZQJ44&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=61 Etude 15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKcasRSp3BY&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=62 Etude 21: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJyvcwkrfWA&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=63 Etude 24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEfmZ6ej6PE&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=64 Etude 29: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u67t5tjlSRI&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=65 Etude 35: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyxAvQ38pX4&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=66 Etude 36: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-whTiPCbws&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=67
Playlist at bottom... Recorded, as usual, on my iPhone using an Apogee iPhone microphone. Luigi Legnani loves the classical "orchestral" sound on the one hand and the sound of the solo virtuoso of that period on the other. Following this idea, his two prominent influences are Rossini and Legnani's friend Paganini. Elements of these two composers can be found in many of his caprices. No. 9, for example, shows the influence of Rossini and its forceful, excited chordal pages seem right out of a silent movie chase scene, something Rossini's music has actually been used for. Paganini's influence shows up in many restless passages but most obviously in Caprice No. 21 (with its rapid changes in left-hand positions) and especially in Caprice 36. The latter is in large part a "bare bones" study in scales with likewise many shifts in position. Legnani ventures in to difficult keys not normally encountered in guitar music (and likewise in the solo music most stringed instruments). Caprice No. 35, for example, is in e-flat minor -- with its (whew!) six flats. There is only one open-string note (played once) in the whole piece. Unfortunately, there are no confirmed images of Legnani himself, though a doubtful picture of a guitarist with Legnani's name next to it is found on the internet. The image I used is from the book of Legnani's 36 Caprices published by Chanterelle Publishing Company (though I used the Lucio Matarazzo edition). (As always I dedicate my work to Angela De Vito-Lucia, who afforded me so much love and so many opportunities.) PLAYLIST Clicking on any link will play that work and all the works that follow it. Etude 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aayc8ZpGK_g&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=56 Etude 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcIprt8XlYs&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=57 Etude 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1BzoRFCXdw&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=58 Etude 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhtQa7jH6f8&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=59 Etude 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zazxZd8D9wQ&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=60 Etude 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYIE9aZQJ44&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=61 Etude 15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKcasRSp3BY&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=62 Etude 21: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJyvcwkrfWA&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=63 Etude 24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEfmZ6ej6PE&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=64 Etude 29: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u67t5tjlSRI&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=65 Etude 35: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyxAvQ38pX4&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=66 Etude 36: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-whTiPCbws&list=PLWzN36I2VRQU5v0adDXrQxeUsTAtR1sj8&index=67