The Gobelin's Rondo, Antonio Bazzini arr. Eric Wilson. Euphonium and Piano

Antonio Bazzini (181897) was admired in his lifetime as both composer and virtuoso violinist by such luminaries as Schumann and Mendelssohn. Later he held a position at the Milan Conservatory, teaching the likes of Mascagni and Puccini, but he is remembered today almost exclusively for this work originally a violin showpiece which dates from 1852. La Ronde des Lutins Op. 25 is described by him as a scherzo fantastique and puts the soloist through their paces using all manner of playing techniques ricochet bowings, double-stop tremolos, false harmonics and so on all wrapped up in a neat rondo structure.