Giulio Regondi
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Giulio Regondi (1822 – 6 May 1872) was a Swiss-born
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ist, concertinist and
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active in France and (mainly) the United Kingdom. Regondi was born of a German mother and an Italian father in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1831
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dedicated his ''Souvenir d'amitié'' op. 46 to Regondi, a
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, when the boy was just nine. There is a reference to his appearing in London in 1831, presented as a child prodigy of the guitar. Most of Regondi's
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music was written for the English system, however, at which he was a virtuoso,''The Times'', 26 April 1837; p. 5; "GREAT CONCERT-ROOM – KING'S THEATRE €¦There was also a novelty in the shape of an instrument called 'a concertina,' an improvement on the accordion, which has been such a favourite musical toy for the last two or three years. The tones of this instrument are sweet and pleasing; but far more striking than the concertina itself were the feeling and ease with which it was played by that clever little boy Giulio Regondi, who executed several intricate passages with surprising facility and precision." though his guitar music is probably better known. His works for solo guitar comprise a set of etudes, variations on a theme by Bellini and five larger works. Regondi died in London.


Selected works

*''Nocturne 'Rêverie op. 19, for guitar *''Fête villageoise 'Rondo caprice op. 20, for guitar *''Air varié No. 1'' op. 21, for guitar *''Air varié No. 2'' op. 22, for guitar *''Introduction and caprice'' op. 23, for guitar *''Ten Études'', for guitar *''Feuillet d'album'' for guitar *''Fantasie über Mozarts Don Giovanni'' (Solo on Don Giovanni, partly from Thalberg's piece) for guitar (1840) rediscovered in 2007 *''Air varié de l’opera de Bellini I Capuleti e i Montecchi'' for guitar (1845) rediscovered in 2007 *''Fantasia on English Airs'', for concertina and piano *''Leisure Moments'' (1-6), for concertina and piano (1857) *''Morceau de salon'', for concertina and piano *''Recollections of Home'', for concertina *''Ecce ridente il cielo'', for concertina


External links


Articles on Regondi
by Alessandro Boris Amisich
Giulio Regondi in Ireland
by Thomas Lawrence

*The poem , by
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was published in 1840, after the poet's death in 1835. It cannot have been written later than 1834. ;Publications
Concert Works for Guitar opp.19-23
edited b
Simon Wynberg
(Chanterelle Verlag)

edited b
Stefan R. Hackl
(Editions Orphée)

revised and edited b
Matanaya Ophee
(Editions Orphée) ;Sheet music
Rischel & Birket-Smith's Collection of guitar music1
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Denmark

The Music Library of Sweden
George C. Krick Collection of Guitar Music
Washington University * ;Images
Images of Giulio Regondi
(Royal Academy of Music)
Giulio Regondi, "The Young Guitar player as he appeared on the 3rd of Sepr. at the Royal Adelphi Theatre."

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(Article: A 41-cent emendation)


References

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