{"product_id":"nicolo-giuliano-tuccia-benedict-piano-works-compact-discs","title":"Nicolo Giuliano Tuccia: Benedict: Piano Works - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBenedict: Piano Works\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eNicolo Giuliano Tuccia\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eNaxos\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e747313458677\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical Artists\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2025-09-12\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Julius Benedict studied with Hummel and Weber, beginning as a virtuoso pianist and then becoming a conductor and operatic composer. In 1835 he moved to England where he spent the next 50 years as a much-admired composer, teacher and writer. His most famous work is the opera The Lily of Killarney but the music for his own instrument displays a precocious talent. This is most evident in the Piano Sonata No. 1 in E major, where novelty and beguiling modulations co-exist with the influence of his teachers. The smaller pieces exhibit his taste, finesse and maturity, while the Andante and Rondo Brillante is a glittering showpiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Piano Sonata No. 1 in E major, Op. 2~I. Allegro vivo \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Piano Sonata No. 1 in E major, Op. 2~II. Andante \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Piano Sonata No. 1 in E major, Op. 2~III. Menuetto: Presto \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Piano Sonata No. 1 in E major, Op. 2~IV. Finale: Allegretto \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Scherzo in E major \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Etude für die linke Hand allein \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Etude in A flat major \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Rêverie, Op. 39 \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Gigue écossaise \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Andante and Rondo Brillante in a flat major\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nicolo Giuliano Tuccia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41789043966023,"sku":"45321092","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4439399-3412741.jpg?v=1751366445","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/nicolo-giuliano-tuccia-benedict-piano-works-compact-discs","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}