Rossini: Opera Melodies arranged for 2 Soprano Recorders

A contemporaneous arrangement of Rossini's Opera Melodies for 2 Flageolets by C. Eugène Roy. 

These pieces play well on soprano or tenor recorders and make delightful short concert pieces.

No. 1 – La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie), 1817
Introduction to the 1st Act (orchestra) with subsequent chorus
Oh che giorno fortunato and Pippo's entrance

No. 2 – Otello (Othello), 1816
1st Act, duet Desdemona – Emilia Vorrei che il tuo pensiero

No. 3 – Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), 1816
1st Act, Count Almaviva's cavatina Ecco ridente in cielo

No. 4 – La gazza ladra
1st Act, Ninetta's aria Di piacer mi balza il cor

No. 5 – Marche Triomphale d'Otello (Triumphal March from Othello)
Instrumental piece from the end of the introduction to the 1st Act

No. 6 – L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), 1813
1st Act, duet Lindoro – Mustafà Se inclinassi a prender moglie

No. 7 – Tancredi, 1813
Finale to the 2nd Act, tutti Fra quei soavi palpiti

No. 8 – Il barbiere di Siviglia
1st Act, Rosina's aria Io sono docile