Harmonie du Soir (Grand Fantaisie) by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856)
 János Gáspár Mertz was born in Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary, now Bratislava (Slovakia). A virtuoso, he established a solid reputation as a performer. Mertz’s guitar music, followed the pianistic models of Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann, rather than the classical models of Mozart and Haydn (as did Sor and Aguado), or the bel canto style of Rossini (as did Giuliani). |
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Mertz’s guitar music, unlike that of most of his contemporaries, followed the pianistic models of Liszt, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann, rather than the classical models of Mozart and Haydn (as did Sor and Aguado), or the bel canto style of Rossini (as did Giuliani). Harmonie du soir, considered the most technically demanding pieces written by Mertz, clearly inspired by Liszt’s piano music.
Late Classical/Early Romantic. 16 pages. 90 bars. Tremolo. Key. D minor, E minor. Tempo Varies.
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