Biography of Giulio Briccialdi (1818-1881)

02.03.1818
Born in Terni (Umbria/Italy)
First flute lessons from his father, after whos death he tramped to Rome and was teached and was sheltered by a singer from the Sistine Chapel
1835
Teacher at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia after earning a degree from this institute himself.
1836
Move to Naples
1837
Flute teacher of the brother of the king of Naples
1839
Marries actress Rosa Ciampolini and moves to Vienna
1841
Moves to Salzburg
Concert tour through Europa and the USA
1848
Encounter with Böhm and first time playing on a silver flute with cylindrical bore and conic parabolic head joint.
1849
During living in London, Rudall & Carte built the first flute with a b-key commissioned by him. Thus the system of Böhm was enhanced.
1860
Participating in concerts for Italian unity
1865
Particatpes in concerts for the orphans of the cholera epidemic
1871
Flute teacher at the Florence conservatory, flute workshop of his own.
1874
Knight of the Italian Crown
1879
Lectorship for flute at Florence music institute
Was said to be the greatest flutist of all times.
17.12.1881
Dies in Florence
184 compositions of all genres

Sheet music for flute:

16 Duets - Band 2 op. 132
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(2 flutes)
International Music Company, No. 1595
Rating: difficult
  1. Allegretto (F-Dur)
  2. Moderato (F-Dur)
  3. Allegro (B-Dur)
  4. Andante (g-moll)
  5. Moderato (Es-Dur)
  6. Andante sostenuto (Es-Dur)
  7. Ricreazione - Tempo die Mazurka (G-Dur)
  8. Allegro con brio (D-Dur)
I like this duets. Both parts are emancipated ant the movements are not too long.
2. Quintetto op. 132 (B-Dur)
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(flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn)
Robert Ostermeyer Musikedition, ROM169
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Allegretto
  2. Andante sostenuto
  3. Allegro
First print of this quintet. Sounds a bit like the Italian operas of the same time.
5 Paraphrasen nach Verdi-Opern
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(flute, piano)
Zimmermann, ZM 34910
Rating: difficult
  1. Aida - Fantasia drammatica op. 134
  2. La Traviata - Libera trascrizione
  3. Il Trovatore Fantasia
  4. Don Carlos Fantasia op. 121
  5. Macbeth Fantasia op. 47
Duo concertant op. 100, No. 2 (F-Dur)
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International Music Company, 3128
  1. Allegro
  2. Andante
  3. Allegretto
Only parts. Not easy to play, but worth it.
Quartetto in La Maggiore (A-Dur)
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(4 flutes)
Zanibon, G 6451 Z
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Allegro
  2. Andante
  3. Allegro con moto
Parts and score
Quintuor op. 124 (D-Dur)
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(flute, oboe, clarinet in A, bassoon, horn in D)
Edition Compusic Amsterdam, 401
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Allegro marciale
  2. Andante
  3. Allegro
Variationen - über das Thema "Qual cor Tradisti" aus der Oper " Norma" von Bellini (G-Dur)
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(flute)
Heinrichshofen, N2327
Rating: difficult
  1. Andante sostenuto + 4 Variationen

CDs with/from Giulio Briccialdi

Quintetto Arnold
Giulio Briccialdi - I quattro Quintetti a Fiato (1993)
Stradivarius
    Giulio Briccialdi: Quintett in D-Dur, op. 124:
  1. Allegro marziale (05:33:00)
  2. Andantino (Allegretto quasi andantino) (04:57:00)
  3. Allegro (05:21:00)
    4. Giulio Briccialdi: Quintett in B-Dur, Serie 10 Nr. 2:
  4. Allegro moderato (06:05:00)
  5. Andantino mosso quasi allegretto (03:51:00)
  6. Scherzo (Presto) - Trio I - Trio II (03:20:00)
  7. Benedetto Carulli: Terzetto "Cheti al favor die questa notte" nell'opera "Il conte Ory" del Cavaliere M Rossini ridotto  (09:54:00)
    8. Giulio Briccialdi: Quintett in B-Dur, Serio 10, Nr. 3:
  8. Allegretto (05:33:00)
  9. Andante sostenuto (03:54:00)
  10. Allegro - Allegretto (04:20:00)
  11. Giulio Briccialdi: Pot-pourri fantastico su "Il barbiere di Siviglia" del Rossini (10:42:00)
James Galway
James Galway - a Portrait (2 CD) (1996)
RCA
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Konzert Nr. 2 D-Dur, KV 324:
  1. Allegro (05:35:00)
  2. Nikolai Rimskij-Korsakow: Flight of the Bumble Bee (01:09:00)
  3. Antonio Vivaldi: Die Vier Jahreszeiten, Frühling - Allegro (05:05:00)
  4. Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite Nr. 2 h-moll, BWV 1067 - Menuett und Badinerie (02:40:00)
  5. Giulio Briccialdi: Karneval von Venedig (06:33:00)
  6. N. N.: Belfast Hornpipe (02:32:00)
  7. Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto Pastoral - Rondo (06:28:00)
  8. Tamezō Narita: Song of the Seashore (02:52:00)
  9. N. N.: Danny Boy (03:18:00)
  10. Andrew Lloyd-Webber: Memory from Cats (03:28:00)
  11. Hori Fujikake: Sakura (04:09:00)
  12. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Concerto in G-Dur, Wq. 169 - Presto (05:41:00)
  13. N. N.: Over the Sea to Sky (03:42:00)
  14. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartett in F-Dur, KV 370 - Rondeau (04:30:00)
  15. Larry Henley: The Wind beneath my Wings (03:24:00)
    16. Georg Friedrich Händel: Sonate in F-Dur, op. 1 No. 1:
  16. Sicilana (01:11:00)
  17. Allegro (01:51:00)
  18. Elton John: Little Jeannie (03:23:00)
  19. N. N.: Waltzing Matilda (04:33:00)
  20. N. N.: Shenandoah (04:03:00)
  21. Gabriel Fauré: Berceuse (02:52:00)
  22. Aram Khatchaturian: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (06:23:00)
  23. Henry Mancini: Cameo for Flute "... for James" (04:03:00)
  24. Franz Schubert: Serenade D.957 (03:52:00)
  25. Claude Debussy: Syrinx (02:19:00)
  26. John Corigliano: Voyage (08:29:00)
  27. Antonio Bazzini: La Ronde des lutins (05:54:00)
Enthält auch Multimedia-Inhalte
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Myung-Whun Chung , James Galway, Charles Gerhardt, Phillip Moll, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Marisa Robles, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Magic Flute of James Galway (1992)
RCA
  1. Georg Friedrich Händel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (02:49:00)
  2. Sergei Wassiljewitsch Rachmaninow: Vocalise op. 34, No. 14 (04:15:00)
  3. Claude Debussy: Le petit nègre (01:46:00)
  4. Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata No. 4 - Allegro (01:57:00)
  5. Franz Schubert: Serenade - Ständchen D.957 (03:53:00)
  6. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Scherzo aus "Ein Sommernachtstraum" (04:16:00)
  7. Robert Schumann: Träumerei (03:22:00)
  8. Aram Khatchaturian: Masquerade - Waltz (03:36:00)
  9. François-Joseph Gossec: Tambourin (01:22:00)
  10. Frederick Chopin: Variations on a Theme by Rossini (04:57:00)
  11. Alexander von Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin (01:48:00)
  12. Claude Debussy: Le petit berger (02:27:00)
  13. Antonin Dvořák: Humoresque (03:27:00)
  14. Giulio Briccialdi: Carnival of Venice (06:33:00)

Literature von/über Giulio Briccialdi

Last edit 02.09.2020