"Opera Fantasies for Violin: Thorne (VN), Robb (P)" Livia Thorne Please see my other listings as well. #taraclassical #LiviaThorne #CD #violin This is a new kind of song without words! Famous operas sung by violin with superb techniques Opera Fantasies for Violin The attempt to turn famous opera arias into solo pieces has been done for a long time. Especially the great works of Paganini and Liszt had a great influence on later composers. Making the original song more gorgeous and technical, and making it into one piece is ambitious and a great joy for both the composer and the listener. This album focuses on arrangements by modern composers, and you can vividly feel how the music transforms. 1️⃣ Hubay... Brilliant Fantasy on Carmen 2️⃣ Raff... Duo on a theme from Lohengrin 3️⃣ Stravinsky... Aria of Parasha from Mavra 4️⃣ Golijov... Ainadamar 5️⃣ Weill... Mack the Knife 6️⃣ Pfitzner... From Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier 7️⃣ Paganini... Introduction and Variations from Rossini's Tancredi 8️⃣ Bizet... In the depths of the holy temple from The Pearl Fishers 9️⃣ Lalo... Aubade from Le Roi d'Ys, arranged by Szigeti Recording... 2006 Ontario, 66 minutes