{"product_id":"mertz-bardenklange","title":"Mertz: Bardenklange","description":"Mertz: Barden-Klange \/ Graziano Salvoni \/ Composer: Johann Kaspar Mertz \/ Performer: Graziano Salvoni \/ Number of Discs: 2 \/ Length: 1 Hours 32 Mins. In his day Caspar Joseph Mertz (b. 1806) was one of the most sought-after musicians in Europe, the court guitarist of Empress Carolina Augusta whose performances (together with his wife Josephine Plantin on piano) became famous throughout Austria, Hungary and Germany. Recorded: February \u0026amp; March 2013, Recording Me. To. Studio, Asti, Italy. The first half of the 19th century was a Golden Age for the guitar, seeing it's emancipation as a serious and mature classical instrument. Caspar Joseph Mertz (born in 1806) was one of the leading guitarists of his day, court musician of the Empress Carolina Augusta, and composer of a substantial oeuvre for his instrument. Mertz's guitar legacy consists of a series of short cycles called \"Barden-Kl�nge\" (Bardic sounds), evoking the romantic image of a travelling artist (bard) singing his tales, poems and legends about knights, courtly love, nature and fairies. They are romantic genre pieces, Charakterst�cke, with evocative titles like Unruhe, Elfenreigen and Fingall's H�hle. These are first recordings (2013), beautifully played by Graziano Salvoni, with the right touch of sentiment. He plays on an exquisite historical \"Stauffer\" instrument.","brand":"Brilliant Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49704711291160,"sku":"5028421944739","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/2562747.jpg?v=1738350690","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/mertz-bardenklange","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}