LUIGI CHERUBINI (1760-1842)
ANDREA BACCHETTI, piano
RCA RED SEAL - JANUARY 2007
New edition on the sources edited by
Andrea Bacchetti
and Mario Marcarini
piano: Fazioli Grand Piano model F728
Recorded July 18th-19th,2006
Fazioli Concert Hall, Sacile (Italy)
FIRST RECORDING
ON MODERN PIANO
CHERUBINI 6 SONATAS |
Sonata 1 in F major |
1) | Moderato | 6:28 |
2) | Rondò - Allegretto moderato | 4:56 |
Sonata 2 in C major |
3) | Moderato | 7:39 |
4) | Rondò - Allegro | 3:56 |
Sonata 3 in B flat major |
5) | Allegro comodo | 8:38 |
6) | Rondò - Andantino | 4:10 |
Sonata 4 in G major |
7) | Moderato | 6:50 |
8) | Rondò - Andantino | 6:59 |
Sonata 5 in D major |
9) | Allegro con brio | 6:53 |
10) | Rondò - Allegretto | 5:06 |
Sonata 6 in E flat major |
11) | Allegro spiritoso | 7:52 |
12) | Rondò - Andantino con moto | 6:06 |
TOT. 75:35 |
Sonata 5 in D major
Allegro con brio (excerpt)
AUDIO, 1'08 (537 Kb)
March 5th, 2007
E Polis - performs Cherubini on piano
... for the first time in the history of world discography on a modern piano ... (newsroom)
March 11th, 2007
Il Sole 24ore - The CDs of the "Il Sole" - cd of the week
... a splendid performance ... sparkling, adamantine sound and a touch of madness ...
(Giancarlo Angeleri)
March 11th, 2007
Il Sole 24ore - Events, Cherubini "Six Sonatas"
... and now the 6 Sonatas come back to flower, and prove to be of great interest ... (Gv. B.)
March 20th, 2007
La Stampa - Cultured Music
... the human warmth of timbre of the inspired, tender, sometime visionary piano ... (newsroom)
March 24th, 2007
Specchio, La StampaCultured Music - Cherubini according to Bacchetti
... the best moments are the least predictable, are those where a pre-romantic inquietude can already be felt ...
(Sandro Cappelletto)
April 2007
Musica - Reviews, Super Audio CD
... a perfect perfomance in its miracolous balance of sound, timbres and dynamics ...
(Luca Segalla)
April 2007
Suonare News - Reviews, Bright and aristocratic
... an intelligent reading in its variety of touch and in the gallant unstableness of rhythm variations ...
(newsroom)
April 6th, 2007
La Repubblica - Classical Music
... clarity and extreme power about the phrasing, unravelled with expositive clearance and essential gestures ... (r.i.)
April 13th, 2007
Il Giornale - Movie, cd, dvd reviews
... a young, pointed pianist who loves searching for; he knows and plays classics and romantics, being well at ease with
nowadays language ... (Lorenzo Arruga)
April 18th, 2007
www.vivimilano.it - CDs
... great respect, a cured and sensitive sound, a kind elegances ... (Gian Mario Benzing)
April 27th, 2007
Cronaca di Mantova - Reviews
... the piano execution is well done by Andrea Bacchetti, intelligent and sensible ... (newsroom)
May 2007
L'Invito - Records & Books
... his interpretation is appreciable for dynamic variety, expositive cleanness and stylistic rigor ... (newsroom)
May 2007
Elle - Classical
... He is severe and lyrical, researched and modest ...
(Elsa Airoldi)
May 2007
Amadeus - Reviews
... sets Sonatas free by their age with interpretative fineness and great executive control ...
(n.s.)
June 2007
Fedeltà del Suono - FDS Music
... a very charming and persuasive performance for the variety of the touch and for the sensitiveness shown in
the phrasing (Luigi Bellingardi)
Juin 2007
LE MONDE DE LA MUSIQUE - Critique
... Andrea Bacchetti joue ces sonates avec délicatesse et poésie ...
(Marc Vignal)
June 2007
Il giornale della musica - Records & Media
... appreciable for dynamic variety, cleanness of exposition and stylistic rigour ...
(Roberto Iovino)
June 2007
CLASSIC VOICE - He played piano
... after devoting to Bach and Mendelssohn, nowadays it's time for Cherubini ... (Luca Chierici)
August 2007
www.suono.it - Music reviews
... the masterful execution of Andrea Bacchetti is very appropriately designed in a graceful atmosphere ...
(Umberto Padroni)
Août 2007
DIAPASON - Les disques de A à Z
... son toucher discret, son legato impeccable, sa sonorité chaleureuse ...
(Etienne Moreau)
August 20th, 2007
Gazzetta di Parma - Classical in discoteque
... he's animated by a true musicality, as a sensitive and curious interpreter ... (Gian Paolo Minardi)
August 21st, 2007
DZIENNIK POLSKI - Kultura - Regal z plytami
...
"a new mark and a performance never listened before. Very interesting!" ... (newsroom)
Septembre 2007
PIZZICATO - Critique
... Une interprétation lumineuse, intime et racée ... (Isabelle Trueb)
September 2007
CLASSIC VOICE - Piano
... Bacchetti's sharp reading is able to underline those aspects of news of Cherubini's personality ...
(Gian Paolo Minardi)
September 2007
LUISTER - Kamer Muziek
... He makes the most of them, decorates and phrases with admirable empathy ...
(H.Q.)
15. September 2007
www.rondomagazin.de - RONDOplus - Klassik CDS
... his level-headed weighting of the contours, with the most beautiful legato slurs and a slender tone ...
(Guido Fischer)
October 2007
AUDIO REVIEW - Classic Music
... restless and unforeseeable talent, plays these pages with seriousness and vitality, showing musicality and sensitiveness
in his touch ... (Stefano Catucci)
Octobre 2007
www.classicstoday.com FranceL'actualité classique
... il nous présente l'essence musicale de ces Sonates avec tact et intégrité ... (Christophe Huss)
Octobre 2007
Classica-Repértoire - Le répertoire des CD de A à Z
... les six sonates pour clavier de Cherubini sont interprétées avec délicatesse ...
(Philippe Thanh)
October 15th, 2007
Musica & Scuola - Concerts
... «I wanted to use the true pianistic sound, without looking for imitating past instruments' sound» ...
(Laura Ruzza)
2007
Music AlmanacA record for every day of the year
... Bacchetti doesn't waive any beauty canon of classic "pianism", but he reinterprets them always taking
account of modern scores ... (Carlo Boccadoro)
Februar 2008
Musik & Theater - Anfang am Klavier
... he knows how to model exactly these fresh and lively elements on the modern grand piano, with charm and wit ... (Reinmar Wagner)
Mars 2008
Crescendo - Répertoire
... bien évidemment, le pianiste a un toucher délicat, une belle sonorité ... (Jean-Marie André)
Februero 2008
www.mundoclasico.com - Novedades discográficas
... it must be emphasized that the piano playing and musicality are excellent throughout ... (Michael Lukey)
Kwiecien 2008 r
Muzyka21 - CD of the month April 2008
... Great recording, outstanding interpretation, a record worth recommending to all ... (Andrzey Osinski)
Septiembre 2008
Ritmo - Discos criticas de la A a la Z
... the contrasts, the sweetness, the precious appoggiatura, irresistible and moderately recreated by Bacchetti (G.P.C.)
November 2008
il Piccolo - Music
... Lucid formal and constructional awareness, phrasing elegance and touch cleanness ...
(Stefano Bianchi)
Noviembre 2008
CD Compact - Musica
... an interpretation served under an indisputable musical intelligence ...
(Lluis Trullén)
January 2009
Rondo - Reviews
... a fluent and confident interpretation by a precise and inspired Andrea Bacchetti ...
(Giona Saporiti)
March 2009
The Record Geijutsu - CDs Reviews
" R E C O M M E N D E D " (newsroom)
May 2009
www.musicwebinternational.com - Review
... Andrea Bacchetti’s entirely delightful recordings are very much a welcome addition to the catalogue ...
(Dominy Clements)
June 2009
International Record Review - Reviews
... There is genuine artistry here, and a sparkling erudition oh phrasing to enhance the interpretations ...
(Mark Tanner)
Noviembre 2009
Melómano - Escuchar, Recomendados
... a solid, lively, gallant, accessible and entertaining performance ...
(newsroom)
Noviembre 2009
PIANIST - CD Reviews
... Bacchetti is a fine performer and balances everything perfectly ... (newsroom)
30 Mars 2010
www.resmusica.com - Le Magazine
... une interprétation idéale pour se faire une idée du style musical italien en cette fin du XVIIIe siècle ...
(Maxime Kaprielian)
Mayo 2010
Scherzo - Las otras teclas de Cherubini
Discos excepcionales
... touch, exquisite and soft, avoids the exaggeration of sound ... (Emili Blasco)
Octobre 12th, 2010
L'Eco di Bergamo - the classical music record
... a restless and unpredictable talent, interprets these pages with seriousness and panache, showing musicality and
sensitivity of touch ... (Stefano Cortesi)
Novembre 2010
Diapason - Les disque
... le rendu sonore des plus séduisant ...
(Jean Cabourg)
2011
THE PENGUIN GUIDERecorded classical music 2010
... They are beautifully recorded and this is a disc to be snapped up before it disappears. Highly recommended
indeed. (March, Greenfield, Layton, Czajkoski)