In 1855 Thalberg gave a series of concerts in Brazil, visiting the United States the following year. In 1858 he settled at Naples, where he made his permanent home. His wife was a daughter of the famous singer Luigi Lablache. He died at Naples.
Thalberg's published compositions reached opus number 83, to which should be added a number of pieces without opus number, including a piano method. Many of his compositions are fantasies upon themes from operas, outside of which the most notable works include a concerto, concert studies, several caprices and nocturnes, a scherzo, a ballade and a sonata. Although intended principally to display the virtuosity of the executant, those works which are not mere salon music show a genuine musicality, and compositions such as his Piano Trio are more than worthy of the occasional airing. He also wrote an opera of his own, 'Florinda', to a libretto by Eugène Scribe (produced 1851). (Hide extended text)...(Read all) Source : Wikipedia
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