Giulio Briccialdi (1818-1881) was born in Terni Italy in the Papal States and studied flute with his father until the age of 14. Following the passing of his father Briccialdi moved to Rome where he studied composition and was appointed to the Accademia di Santa Cecilia as flute teacher. He would ultimately go on to teach flute to Italian royalty including the king's brother. He also toured as a performer throughout Europe and America and finally settled in London becoming a director of the flutemaking firm Rudall and Rose. During this time he was responsible for several mechanical developments which are still in use today notably the B-flat lever. Outside ofBriccialdi's important contributions to flute instrument making this virtuoso arrangement of the popular theme would become one of his most enduring legacies. This exclusive edition of Carnival of Venice (Il Carnevale di Venezia) for flute and piano is edited arranged and performed by Sir James Galway.

Volume Three-This is the third volume of a series of DVDs presenting the recent evolution of fingerstyle guitar presents a range of stylists who at times appear to have little more in common than the mantle of instrumentalists testing their talents and repertoires to the limit. What bridge exists between Larry Coryell’s avant-garde amble and Martin Carthy’s assay of a bagpipe tune? Only one of shared curiosity and courage of test pilots determined to break personal stylistic sound barriers. Each of the nine artists here writes his musical signature with bold and unmistakably individual strokes. Musically diverse the common thread among them is a commitment to pursuing a unique version onefor which the voice happens to be the guitar. Martin TaylorMedley: Dixie/Old Man River Martin Simpson Medley: The Banks Of the Bann Bantry Girl’s lament & Jock O’Hazeldean Bob Brozman Man Of The Steel Blues Larry CoryellJulia La Belle Steve Howe Clap Martin Carthy The Siege Of Delhi Peppino D’Agostino Acoustic Spirit Martin Simpson & Bob Brozman A Southern Grove Tim Sparks Samiotisa Martin Taylor & Gordon Giltrap Colin’s Meadow Steve Howe Second Initial Martin Simpson Charlie’s Boogie Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick Byker Hill Peppino D’Agostino Acoustic Funk Bob Brozman Subtropical Stomp Tim Sparks Oniro Martin Taylor Just Squeeze Me Martin Carthy Old Tom of Oxford

Elements of Spanish folklore dominate in Sarasate?s compositions, but several prominent works also use typical melodies and dances of other countries. Alongside the ?Zigeunerweisen?, the ?Introduction et Tarentelle? numbers among the most popular representatives of this group: Sarasate erected here an enduring monument to the tarantella, the fiery southern Italian dance. The version for violin and piano was composed first in 1899; a year later, Sarasate made the version for violin and orchestra. For this first Urtext edition, all of the preserved autograph sources were consulted. Augustin Hadelich undertook the marking of the virtuoso violin part for G. Henle Publishers.