Martucci paraphrase on Verdi - first recording

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Hi all, interesting forum! I thought I was quite knowledgable about obscure composers and now have to seriously reconsider!

I thought some of you might be interested in this.

To the best of my knowledge this is a world premiere recording: it's Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909), concert paraphrase on Verdi's La Forza del Destino.
 
https://www.box.com/s/56ezu6wpdcm4m2u2y54u
(direct link to the file)

[this recording is taken from my CD A Night at the Opera, which I believe an internet friend of mine has been kind enough to already mention on this forum]

Further information and samples are available within this clip:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlRtSyPAVNU

As an extra, here's the final album track, my own paraphrase on Robert le Diable - somewhat topical in view of its recent revival - and it's also a bit of a homage to Earl Wild. I suppose it's a world premiere too, but that's cheating

https://www.box.com/s/2o7emx89y88kgntcrnmi