La Rive Étrangère (Carcassi)

We already covered the adventurous life of the pianist Henri Herz. Carcassi smartly used the fame of Mr. Herz, writing arrangements of his piano pieces for his Recreations Musicales.

La Rive Étrangère by Herz is number ten from Recreations Musicales. The first Google-hit on this title leads to an aria from Guglielmo Tell by Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868). Quite well possible, given the custom of arranging popular opera arias in those days.

Carcassi’s arrangement has three sections, an Introduction to get started, a Romance that probably represents the aria and a Polonaise as a conclusion that requires well designed fingering to maintain speed.

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