{"product_id":"francois-hunten-1793-1878","title":"Francois Hunten 1793 1878","description":"\u003cp\u003eVolume 8 of the  \u003cstrong\u003ePIANO MUSIC \u003ci\u003eof the \u003c\/i\u003ePARI S IAN VIRTUOSOS 1810-1860 series. \u003c\/strong\u003eFrançois [Franz] Hünten (1793-1878) owed his position as a Parisian virtuoso to his friend Henri Herz.   Two interesting curiosities stand out in Hünten''s \u003ci\u003eoeuvre. \u003c\/i\u003eThe thematic subject matter of the \u003ci\u003eVirelay et rondeau martial sur l''opéra de G. Onslow Guise u Les États de Blois \u003c\/i\u003ecasts intriguing light on the historicizing tendencies of 1830s French romanticism (the \"virelay\" in question was written by Onslow, not Hünten). And the \u003ci\u003eFantaisie arabe sur l''air Kradoudja \u003c\/i\u003etestifies to the Parisians'' burgeoning fascination with musical orientalism, a fascination that received its decisive impulse from the premiere of Félicien David''s \u003ci\u003eLe désert in \u003c\/i\u003e1844.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57311054922110,"sku":"NW9780815308546","price":83.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780815308546.jpg?v=1778583760","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/francois-hunten-1793-1878","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}