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Luka Faulisi

Aria

Sony Classical
Release Date: March 3, 2023

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1 Addio, del passato  
2 Carmen Fantasie Air des cartes  
3 Carmen Fantasie Coda  
4 Carmen Fantasie Prelude - Habanera  
5 Carmen Fantasie Pres des remparts de Seville  
6 Concert Phantasy on Le coq dor Epilogue  
7 Concert Phantasy on Le coq dor Hymn to the Sun  
8 Concert Phantasy on Le coq dor Prologue  
9 Concert Phantasy on Le coq dor The Tsars Dream  
10 Concert Phantasy on Le coq dor Wedding March  
11 Eugene Onegin Lenskys Aria  
12 Fantasia on Themes from Gounods Faust, Op. 20 Il se fait tard, adieu!  
13 Fantasia on Themes from Gounods Faust, Op. 20 Introduction  
14 Fantasia on Themes from Gounods Faust, Op. 20 Mephisto  
15 Fantasia on Themes from Gounods Faust, Op. 20 Valentins Aria  
16 Fantasia on Themes from Gounods Faust, Op. 20 Waltz  
17 Finale  
18 Krol Roger Roxanas Song  
19 Libiamo, ne lieti calici  
20 Sempre libera  
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Among the operatic jewels included are Franz Waxman’s Carmen Fantasy (as made famous by Jascha Heifetz), Henryk Wieniawski’s Fantasy on Themes from Gounod’s Faust, Leopold Auer’s arrangement of ‘Lensky’s Aria’ from Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin and Fausili’s own version of Violetta’s glittering aria ‘Sempre libera’ from Verdi’s La Traviata.

Faulisi, described by the great Pinchas Zukerman as a violinist ‘with a million dollar sound’, grew up near the Opéra Bastille in Paris and would often queue for autographs at the Stage Door after seeing performances.

‘Opera inhabits an ideal world of myth with its mixture of theatre, poetry, music and magnificent places,’ says the Italian-French-Serbian violinist, whose Sicilian father would serenade the family home with well-known operatic hits.

In addition to popular classics, the album’s rarities include the stunning ‘Roxana’s aria’ from King Roger, an opera from 1924 by the expressionist Polish composer Karol Szymanowski (arranged by Pawel Kochanski). Also included is Efrem Zimbalist’s fantasy on melodies from Rimsky-Korsakov’s fairytale opera Coq d’or.

  • Luka Faulisi has a big sound and technique to burn, combining showmanship with taste and maturity / theWholenote
    Posted At: June 5, 2023 12:00 AM
    ‘Aria’ the album is a trip to the Opera with Luka Faulisi presenting favourite scenes and arias from some of the greatest Romantic operas, in arrangements for violin and piano by some of Faulisi’s most illustrious forbears.For his debut on Sony Classical, violinist Luka Faulisi takes us into the ‘world of dreams’ that is Romantic opera.Among the operatic jewels included are Franz Waxman’s Carmen Fantasy (as...
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  • Luka Faulisi - Aria is the WFMT: Chicago Featured New Release
    Posted At: March 31, 2023 12:00 AM
    For his debut on Sony Classical, violinist Luka Faulisi takes us into the ‘world of dreams’ that is Romantic opera.Among the operatic jewels included are Franz Waxman’s Carmen Fantasy (as made famous by Jascha Heifetz), Henryk Wieniawski’s Fantasy on Themes from Gounod’s Faust, Leopold Auer’s arrangement of ‘Lensky’s Aria’ from Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin and Fausili’s own version of Violetta’s glitte...
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  • WDR 3 features: Light and shadow: 'Aria' with Luka Faulisi
    Posted At: March 22, 2023 12:00 AM
    For his debut on Sony Classical, violinist Luka Faulisi takes us into the ‘world of dreams’ that is Romantic opera. Among the operatic jewels included are Franz Waxman’s Carmen Fantasy (as made famous by Jascha Heifetz), Henryk Wieniawski’s Fantasy on Themes from Gounod’s Faust, Leopold Auer’s arrangement of ‘Lensky’s Aria’ from Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin and Fausili’s own version of Violetta’s ...
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