In The Romantic Guitar, Fabio Zanon invites listeners on a compelling journey into the emotional and artistic heart of 19th-century Romanticism.
In the wake of Ludwig van Beethoven and amid Europe’s cultural transformation, a new generation of composers sought to turn personal experience, literature, politics, and spirituality into powerful artistic statements. While the guitar’s Golden Age had faded, composer-guitarists such as Napoléon Coste, Johann Kaspar Mertz, Jan Nepomucen Bobrowicz, and Giulio Regondi carried forward the Romantic vision through works of striking lyricism, innovation, and expressive depth.
The program also resonates with the spirit of Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Schubert, and Franz Liszt, revealing the profound aesthetic dialogue between the guitar and the broader Romantic movement.
With poetic sensitivity, intellectual depth, and masterful technique, Fabio Zanon restores this repertoire to its full expressive power.
🎶 An essential recording for anyone seeking to experience Romanticism through the intimate voice of the guitar.
Order now and rediscover the Romantic soul of the instrument.
TRACKLIST:
01 NAPOLEON COSTE, La Source du Lyson, op.47 10’00”
02 AUGUST HEINRICH VON WEYRAUCH*, Adieu! (Nach Osten) 2’02”
*attributed to FRANZ SCHUBERT
03 GIULIO REGONDI, Introduction et Caprice, op.23 10’08”
FELIX MENDELSSOHN, 2 Lieder ohne Wörte (Songs Without Words)
04 Venezianisches Gondellied (Venetian Boat Song), op.19 No.6 3’11”
05 Consolation, op.30 No.3 2’42”
06 JOHANN KASPAR MERTZ , Bardenklänge, op.13: Lied ohne Wörte (Song Without Words) 4’32”
ROBERT SCHUMANN, Kindersonate (Children’s Sonata), OP.118:
07 I.Allegro 2’29”
08 II. Thema mit Variationen (Theme with Variations) 3’32”
09 III. Puppenwiegenlied (Doll’s Cradle Song) 1’52”
10 IV. Rondoletto 3’27”
11 JAN NEPOMUCEN BOBROWICZ, Prémière Grande Polonaise, op.24 10’02”
FRANZ LISZT
12 Andantino, S.192 1’44”
13 Nuages Gris (Gray Clouds), S.199 3’02”
Total time: 58min59s
Product Content (CD físico)
An original CD in Digipack format
Physical booklet
Brasil
Estados Unidos
