Antonio Pasculli
Antonio Pasculli | |
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| Born | 13 October 1842 Palermo, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies |
| Died | 23 February 1924 (aged 81) Palermo, Sicily |
| Genres | Romantic |
| Instrument(s) | Oboe, English Horn |
Antonio Pasculli (13 October 1842 – 23 February 1924) was an
Paganini
of the oboe".
Biography
Pasculli was born in
Rossini. One of his well-known works is Etude Caractéristique for oboe and piano "Le Api" (The Bees) written in 1874 which resembles and precedes Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee
".
He died in Palermo on 23 February 1924.[2]
Pasculli's works require extraordinary
arpeggiations, trills, and scales, and require the oboist to use circular breathing. His output was essentially forgotten early in the twentieth century, and he remained in oblivion until oboists Heinz Holliger and Omar Zoboli
began reviving his music. As a result, some of his works are now available in recordings.
Compositions
Chamber works
- Ricordo di napoli, scherzo brillante, for oboe and piano
- Fantasy on themes from Donizetti's 'Poliuto', for oboe and piano
- Fantasia on themes from Meyerbeer's 'Les Huguenots', for oboe & piano
- Ommagio a Bellini on themes from 'Il Pirata' and 'La Sonnambula', for English horn and harp
- Gran Sestetto concertante (after Rossini's Guillaume Tell) (arr. W. Renz)[3]
Orchestral works and concertos
- Concerto on themes from Donizetti's 'La Favorita', for oboe and piano
- Gran Concerto on themes from Verdi's 'I Vespri Siciliani', for oboe and piano
Various works
- 'Le Api' for oboe and piano
References
- ^ Musique et instruments. Horizons de France. 1982. p. 40. Retrieved 10 March 2020 – via Google Books.
- Moeck Verlag. 1989. p. 196. Retrieved 10 March 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Antonio Pasculli - Classical Archives". www.classicalarchives.com. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
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