Wind Ensemble Transcriptions - ROSSINI, G. / VERDI, G. (Italian Opera Transcribed for Wind Ensemble) (European Wind Soloists, de Ritis)
Musical transcription has a long and auspicious history, and Michele Mangani’s arrangements follow a tradition of recreating popular operatic tunes for small groups of oboes, clarinets, flutes and horns, supplemented on this recording by double bass. These works span some 77 years of Italian opera, from Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri to Puccini’s Tosca, taking in the verismo of Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and the bel canto tragedy of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor on the way.
Tracklist
Mangani, Michele - Arranger
Ritis, Patrick de (Conductor)
Ritis, Patrick de (Conductor)
Mangani, Michele - Arranger
Ritis, Patrick de (Conductor)
Ritis, Patrick de (Conductor)
Ritis, Patrick de (Conductor)
Mangani, Michele - Arranger
European Wind Soloists (Ensemble)
Ritis, Patrick de (Conductor)
| 4 | Divertimento per Fagotto su Temi della Lucia di Lammermoor (arr. M. Mangani for bassoon and wind ensemble) | 11:03 |
European Wind Soloists (Ensemble)
Ritis, Patrick de (Conductor)
Mangani, Michele - Arranger
Ritis, Patrick de (Conductor)
Ritis, Patrick de (Conductor)
Ritis, Patrick de (Conductor)
Ritis, Patrick de (Conductor)
Triebert, Charles-Louis
Mangani, Michele - Arranger
Ritis, Patrick de (bassoon)
European Wind Soloists (Ensemble)
Ritis, Patrick de (Conductor)
| 7 | Fantasia Concertante su L'Italiana in Algeri (arr. M. Mangani for oboe, bassoon and wind ensemble) | 09:52 |
Ritis, Patrick de (bassoon)
European Wind Soloists (Ensemble)
Ritis, Patrick de (Conductor)
Mangani, Michele - Arranger
Ritis, Patrick de (Conductor)
Ritis, Patrick de (Conductor)





























