Antonio Pasculli
Antonio Pasculli
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Genres: composer, italian, Italy
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About Antonio Pasculli
Antonio Pasculli (October 13, 1842 – February 23, 1924) was an Italian oboist and composer, known as "the Paganini of the oboe". Pasculli was born and lived his whole life in Palermo, Sicily, but travelled widely in Italy, Germany and Austria, giving oboe concerts. He directed symphonic and wind orchestra concerts, which were popular in Italy at the time. He also transcribed a large number of opera pieces for oboe and piano/harp, including works by Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, and 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 Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee. Pasculli's works require extraordinary virtuosity on the instrument. His pieces make constant use of arpeggiations, trills, and scales, and require the oboist to practice 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
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| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| Antonio Pasculli | Le Api The Bees for oboe and pianoforte | ||
| Antonio Pasculli | Fantasia sull opera Les Huguenots di Meyerbeer | ||
| Antonio Pasculli | Gran Concerto su temi dellopera I vespri siciliani di Verdi |