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Luigi Bassi (1833-1871) was an Italian composer and clarinetist who made significant contributions in the field of classical music. Bassi wrote a total of 27 works for the clarinet, which include 15 operatic fantasies such as Fantaisie brillante on Verdi's 'Rigoletto' and Concert Fantasia on Themes from Bellini's I Puritani. He was known for his use of variations on melodious themes borrowed from operas, which showcased his skill as a composer and his technical virtuosity on the clarinet.
Bassi was born in Cremona, Italy, and began his musical career as a clarinetist in the orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. He later became the clarinet professor at the Milan Conservatory, where he also composed many of his works for the clarinet.
Bassi’s music was characterized by technical difficulty, which was designed to showcase his own technical skill as a performer. He was known for his use of a wide range of techniques on the clarinet, including trills, double tonguing, and glissandos. His music was also known for its Romantic style, which emphasized the emotional and expressive qualities of music.
Bassi's significant contribution to the classical music world earned him a place in history, and his music is still studied and performed today by many clarinetists.
Compositions featuring Luigi Bassi
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divertimento on themes from Verdi's "Il Trovatore," for clarinet & piano | 8:54 min | Chamber Music | 1853 |
| 2 | Arrangement of Bellini's I Puritani: Melodie | 1:18 min | - | |
| 3 | Divertimento on Belisario, for oboe & piano (from Donizetti) | 5:46 min | Opera | - |
| 4 | Divertimento über "La Favorita" von Gaetano Donizetti | 9:11 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 5 | Fantaisie brillante (Fantasia di concerto) on Verdi's "Rigoletto," for clarinet & piano | 11:52 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 6 | Fantasies (2) from Verdi Operas, for oboe & clarinet | 12:57 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 7 | Fantasy on Themes from Bellini's "I Puritani", for clarinet & piano | 9:31 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 8 | Fantasy on Themes from Verdi's Rigoletto for clarinet & piano | 13:02 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 9 | Paraphrase on Bellini's La Sonnambula, for clarinet, piccolo clarinet & piano | 12:17 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring Luigi Bassi
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Bassi, Lovreglio, Leonesi, Della Giacoma, Emanuele Salvatore Anzalone, Paola Gabriella Milazzo – Operatic Soiree Fantasias For Clarinet And Piano After Verdi, Puccini And Mascagni(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2021 | Da Vinci Classics |
| 2 |  |
Bassi • Della Giacoma • Labanchi • Lovreglio • Savoia - Giovanni Punzi • Amedeo Salvato – Fantasie D'Opera Per Clarinetto E Pianoforte(CD, Album) | 2019 | Tactus |
| 3 |  |
Luigi Magistrelli And Friends - Bassi, Viviani, Panizza, Pessina, Cappelli, Ponchielli, Pillevestre – Chamber Music For Piccolo Clarinets In E Flat And D(CD, Album) | 2016 | Gallo (4) |
| 4 |  |
Slava Kazykin, Ludmila Zaitseva, Gioacchino Rossini, Luigi Bassi, Pablo Sarasate, Niccolò Paganini, Johannes Brahms, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Quasi Una Fantasia(CD, Album) | 2008 | Henri Selmer Paris |
| 5 |  |
Paolo Pollastri, Michele Innocenti, Antonino Pasculli, Gaetano Donizetti, Henri Brod, Luigi Bassi – Gaetano Donizetti: Musiche Da Salotto Per Oboe E Pianoforte(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2004 | Tactus |
| 6 |  |
Claude Debussy, Ludwig van Beethoven, Luigi Bassi, Maxim Wolgin, Iturriaga Quartett, Sofia Gülbadamova – Konzert Gerling Gesamtsitzung am 26. Oktober 2001(CD, Album) | 2001 | Gerling Versicherungs-Beteiligungs-AG |
| 7 |  |
Seunghee Lee, Arlene Shrut, Donato Lovreglio, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Franz Schubert, Sir Edward Elgar, Luigi Bassi, Giuseppe Verdi – Brava(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2000 | Summit Records (3) |
| 8 |  |
Alessandro Carbonare, Andrea Dindo, Donato Lovreglio, Marcello Serafini, Luigi Bassi, Benedetto Carulli, Giuseppe Leonesi – Clarinet sings Verdi(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1996 | Agorá |
| 9 |  |
Nikolaus Friedrich, Thomas Palm, Donato Lovreglio, Luigi Bassi, Gaetano Labanchi, Ernesto Cavallini – Paraphrasen über Opern von Bellini und Verdi(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1994 | Bayer Records |
| 10 |  |
Guy Dangain, Jens Harald Bratlie, Trygve Madsen, Malcolm Arnold, Luigi Bassi, Donato Lovreglio – Sonata Op.23, Sonatina Op.29, Concert Fantasy On Themes From Verdi's Rigoletto, Concert Fantasy On Themes From Verdi's La Traviata | 1982 | Simax |
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