Da Vinci Classics has launched a new recording project that envisages the complete cycle of Franz Schubert’s piano sonatas, performed by the young South Korean pianist Hyewon Chang. Hanging my head in shame, I admit I had
La Da Vinci Classics ha dato inizio a un nuovo progetto discografico che prevede l’integrale delle Sonate pianistiche di Franz Schubert, eseguite da una giovane pianista sudcoreana, Hyewon Chang. Cospargendomi la testa di cenere, ammetto di non
Ho intervistato la celebre pianista napoletana che da poco ha pubblicato, con Da Vinci Classics, un disco dedicato interamente a Robert Schumann. Dalle sue risposte traspare una ricerca spasmodica nel comprendere non solo la musica, ma anche quanto
Some time ago, the Neapolitan artist told me about her new project but didn’t mention the repertoire. Still, just knowing a pianist of her calibre was taking on Schumann was enough to catch my attention. In my
Ormai mi trovo in una posizione e, soprattutto, in un’età grazie alle quali mi posso concentrare su quelle registrazioni discografiche che possono stimolare il mio interesse e non esclusivamente quello di altri interessati, che siano autori, artisti,
The longstanding difficulty and suspicion surrounding the music of the Venetian composer Ermanno Wolf‑Ferrari—even in the face of a somewhat diluted “Wolf‑Ferrari Renaissance” that has emerged in recent decades—stem chiefly from the fact that
In the past, during one of my lectures, I happened to mention the almost entirely unknown—at least to the general public—figure of the Russian‐born American pianist Alexander Kelberine, who had studied with Ferruccio Busoni in
I had the chance to try out this Sublima shell by Alex Cereda, a genuine piece of luthiery repurposed for the world of analog audiophilia. Once again, we’re faced with a must-have “kit” that’s truly indispensable
