Short bio Giulio Briccialdi
Birthday:
1818 in Terni, Italy
Died:
1881 in Florence, Italy
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Romantic
Full biography Giulio Briccialdi
Giulio Briccialdi was an Italian composer and flautist who lived from 1818 to 1881. He is primarily known for his compositions for the flute, which were highly regarded during his lifetime. Briccialdi was born in Terni, Italy, and showed an early talent for music. He studied with several prominent musicians of his time, including Luigi Hugues and Carlo Barbieri.
In addition to his work as a composer, Briccialdi was also a respected educator, and in 1871 he was appointed Professor of flute at the Florence Conservatory. Briccialdi's contributions to the development of the modern flute are significant, as he invented a model of the instrument that was widely adopted at the conservatory.
As a composer, Briccialdi's works for flute include concertos, chamber music, and solo pieces. His music is characterized by its virtuosic demands on the performer, as well as its lyricism and musicality. Briccialdi was also known for his arrangements of popular tunes, particularly the "Carnival of Venice."
Although Briccialdi is best known for his compositions for the flute, he also wrote an opera and a symphony. However, his legacy as a composer remains closely tied to his works for his own instrument. Today, Briccialdi's music continues to be performed and studied, and he is remembered as one of the foremost composers for the flute in the 19th century.
Compositions featuring Giulio Briccialdi
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Il Giardinetto di Perugia, for flute & piano, Op. 135 | 7:31 min | Chamber Music | 1875 |
| 2 | Il Vento, for flute & piano, Op. 112 | 9:45 min | Chamber Music | 1868 |
| 3 | Carnival of Venice for flute & orchestra Op. 77 | 6:52 min | Concerto | 1865 |
| 4 | Le Carezze, for flute & piano, Op. 79 | 9:35 min | Chamber Music | 1850 |
| 5 | Fantasia on Donizetti's La Figlia del Reggimento, for flute & piano, Op. 27 | 12:35 min | Chamber Music | 1845 |
| 6 | Le Streghe, for flute & piano, Op. 138 | 9:42 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 7 | Flute Concerto in A major, Op. 130 | 8:30 min | Concerto | - |
| 8 | Flute Concerto No. 1 in B flat major | 12:10 min | Concerto | - |
| 9 | Flute Concerto No. 2 in E minor | 11:08 min | Concerto | - |
| 10 | Flute Concerto No. 3 in C major | 18:39 min | Concerto | - |
| 11 | Flute Concerto No. 4 in A flat major | 11:49 min | Concerto | - |
| 12 | Il Primo Amore, for flute & piano, Op. 21 | 10:08 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 13 | Le attuali emozioni d'Italia, for flute & piano, Op. 103 | 8:38 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 14 | Fantasy on La traviata (after Verdi), for flute & orchestra | 9:56 min | Concerto | - |
| 15 | Lo Spirito Vagante, for flute & piano, Op. 139 | 6:44 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 16 | Pot pourri fantastique on themes from il barbiere di Sivliglia by Rossini for wind quintet, Series 10, No 4 | 9:34 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 17 | Pot-pouri Fantastico, for flute & piano, Op. 46 ("Lucrezia e Lucia") | 11:14 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 18 | Quintet for winds in B flat major, Series 10, No 2 | Chamber Music | - | |
| 19 | Quintet for winds in B flat major, Series 10, No.3 | Chamber Music | - | |
| 20 | Quintet for winds in D major, Op 124 | 16:02 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 21 | Romances (3) for flute & piano, Op. 140 | 9:50 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 22 | Solo Romantico, Op. 72 | 7:37 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 23 | Variations on "Qual Cor Tradisti" from the opera Norma, for flute (after Bellini) | 6:04 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 24 | Fantasia for flute & piano on Verdi's "Il Trovatore" | 10:57 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 25 | Aria di Berta, variations for flute & piano (after Rossini's "Il barbiere di Siviglia"), Op. 86 | 4:45 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 26 | Ballabile di Concerto, for flute & orchestra | 11:56 min | Concerto | - |
| 27 | Canzonetta with variations for flute & piano in C major | 3:19 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 28 | Capriccio on themes from "Ernani", Op. 28 | 6:30 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 29 | Capriccio on themes from "I Lombardi", Op. 30 | 12:52 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 30 | Carnevale di Venezia, theme and variations for flute & piano, Op. 78 | 7:11 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 31 | Duo Concertant for 2 flutes in F major, Op. 100/2 | 15:18 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 32 | Elegie di Ernst, for flute & piano, Op. 26 | 6:16 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 33 | Fantasia Dramatica on themes from "Aida" for flute & piano, Op. 134 | 7:54 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 34 | Fantasia for flute & piano on Donizetti's "Lucrezia Borgia" | 10:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 35 | Fantasy on themes from "Macbeth", Op. 47 | 11:19 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 36 | Fantasia for flute & piano on Verdi's "La Traviata" | 12:25 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 37 | Fantasia for flute & piano on Verdi's "Macbeth" | 19:13 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 38 | Fantasia for flute & piano on Verdi's "Rigoletto", Op. 106 | 10:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 39 | Fantasia for flute & piano, Op. 57 | 13:17 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 40 | Fantasia for flute & piano, Op. 108 | 9:26 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 41 | Fantasia on Don Carlos for flute & piano No. 2, Op. 122 | 8:49 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 42 | Fantasia on Verdi's "Don Carlo," for flute & piano | 7:44 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 43 | Fantasia on Verdi's "Ernani," for flute & piano | 8:03 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 44 | Andantino con variations (Prima registrazione mordiale) after Paganini, for flute & guitar | 3:47 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring Giulio Briccialdi
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Briccialdi / Ginevra Petrucci, I Virtuosi Italiani – Flute Concertos(CD, ) | 2018 | Brilliant Classics |
| 2 |  |
Giulio Briccialdi, Mario Carbotta, Carlo Balzaretti – Virtuoso Flute Music(CD, Album) | 2018 | Dynamic (4) |
| 3 |  |
Giulio Briccialdi, Roberto Fabbriciani, Massimiliano Damerini – Pinciple Del Flautisti(CD, Album) | 2018 | Tactus |
| 4 |  |
Verdi, Briccialdi, Raffaele Trevisani, Paola Girardi – Verdi-Briccialdi: Operatic Fantasies(CD, Album) | 2013 | Delos |
| 5 |  |
Giulio Briccialdi - Gian-Luca Petrucci, Paola Pisa, Janos Balint, Orchestra Sinfonica di Szeged – Opere Per Flauto(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2013 | Bongiovanni |
| 6 |  |
Paolo Dalmoro, Maurizio Fornero, Giulio Briccialdi – Giulio Briccialdi: Works For Flute And Piano(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2002 | Nìccolò |
| 7 |  |
Fantasies On Themes From Operas By G. Verdi(CD, Album) | 2002 | Talent (13) |
| 8 |  |
Paganini • Rimsky-Korsakov • Briccialdi • Doppler • Mendelssohn • Tchaikovsky • Demersseman • Massenet • Taffanel • János Bálint With Tünde Kurucz, Katalin Kramarics – Flute Pearls(CD, Album) | 2001 | Hungaroton Classic |
| 9 |  |
Giovanni Giuseppe Cambini, Giulio Briccialdi – Wind Quintets(CD, Stereo) | 1996 | Naxos |
| 10 |  |
Giacomo Carissimi, Adrian Willaert, Vincenzo Ruffo, Roland de Lassus, Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Baldassare Galuppi, Giovanni Battista Viotti, Giulio Briccialdi – Dulcimer(CD, Compilation, Stereo) | 1995 | Dulcimer (2) |
| 11 |  |
Giulio Briccialdi, Benedetto Carulli, Quintetto Arnold – I Quattro Quintetti A Fiato / Quartetto De La Comte Ory Di Rossini(CD, ) | 1994 | Stradivarius |
| 12 |  |
Giacomo Carissimi, Adrian Willaert, Vincenzo Ruffo, Roland de Lassus, Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Baldassare Galuppi, Giovanni Battista Viotti, Giulio Briccialdi – Dulcimer(CD, Compilation, Club Edition) | 1994 | Stradivarius |
| 13 |  |
Giorgio Zagnoni, Alessandro Specchi, Paul-Agricole Génin, Giulio Briccialdi, Raffaele Galli – Verdi: Fantasie per Flauto e Pianoforte(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1992 | Fonit Cetra |
| 14 |  |
Sato Moughalian, Mikael Eliasen, Giulio Briccialdi – The Operatic Flute | 1988 | Musical Heritage Society |
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