Work Title
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2 Fantasies on Themes from 'Le Nozze di Figaro'
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Alternative. Title
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2 Fantasies for the Piano Forte : The Themes By Mozart from The Opera Le Nozze di Figaro
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Composer
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Ries, Ferdinand
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.77
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Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IFR 20
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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2 pieces
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1807, Paris (No.1); 1817, London (No.2)
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First Publication.
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1812 ca. – Paris: Richault (No.1) — probably 1812 1817 – London: Goulding, D'Almaine, Potter & Co. (No.2)
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Dedication
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see below
- Mrs. Willis of Dublin
- The Right Honorable Lady Louisa Harvey
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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piano
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Related Works
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Based on Le nozze di Figaro by Mozart
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Extra Information
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Ries wrote four fantasias on 'Le nozze di Figaro':
- Op.51 - Variations on 'Non più andrai'
- Op.66 - Variations on 'Amanti costanti'
- Op.77 - 2 fantasias that in the French edition are considered to be the third and fourth
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