PRESS REVIEWS 2024
Many times, the name of Andrea Bacchetti appeared in our musical chronicles. We narrated every new proposal by the Genoese pianist, which
have flourished throughout his very precocious career. From its beginnings, Bacchetti's path has continued to unfold at a coherent pace up
to the maturity. We can recognize his results in the recent DVD published by Monarda Music. The DVD contains the recording of a recital
that Bacchetti performed in Genova in 2015 for the historic local association GOG. A varied program that starts from Bach to continue with
Mozart and Beethoven... it is a journey that summarizes the traits of Bacchetti's personality which has been blessed by eminent maestros
from the first start, and it consolidated itself on the thread of a natural musicality. ... Bacchetti has a vital sense, and a natural
musicality, which he always manages sensitively, and he dissolves in his affable accounting, with a freshness that is often ignored by many
interpreters, who can be illustrious or less illustrious ...
Andrea Bacchetti's musicality is a journey among Bach and rare pearls
Gazzetta di Parma - January 3rd 2024 (Gian Paolo Minardi)
In April 2015 Bacchetti was a guest of the Giovane Orchestra Genovese at the Carlo Felice Theatre (Genova). There he performed a beautiful
recital, varied in the program, that was welcomed by a warm public. Monarda Music recently released the recording of that evening on DVD.
It is an opportunity to listen to Bacchetti once again while he is engaged in a large anthology of authors and titles that spans
approximately two centuries of history. ... Bacchetti's qualities immediately stand out in his new DVD - he shows his commendable control
of sound, his elegance, and his interpretative authority ...
Bacchetti between classicals and rare pieces: the GOG recital becomes a DVD
La Repubblica - January 7th 2024 (Roberto Iovino)
It is always a great pleasure to see Maestro Andrea Bacchetti returning to Messina. He often is a guest in our concert halls, both as a
soloist and as a member of a duet (we remember his performance with Uto Ughi). Last Saturday, at the Palacultura, the pianist proposed a
concert with a program that ranged from Baroque music to nowadays, passing through the 18th and 19th centuries, for the concert season of
the Philharmonic Academy. ... Andrea Bacchetti's performance was very valuable, perfect in the technique and characterized by a crystalline
sound. Thanks to this sound, the various themes that follow one another and overlap in counterpoint were perfectly perceived and identified
by the listener, particularly in Bach's fugues. Despite his somewhat precarious health conditions, Bacchetti gave two splendid encores
answering to the thunderous applause by his audience ...
Andrea Bacchetti offers an excellent performance of pieces from Baroque to nowadays music
www.tempostretto.it - January 15th 2024 (Giovanni Francio)
FULL ARTICLE (italian)
... Andrea Bacchetti is a pianist of extraordinary delicacy and sensitivity. He presents himself to the public with irony and naturalness,
immediately captivating their sympathy. Bacchetti's piano art, that is a result of his constant and daily study, is also supported by his
fervent imagination that keeps him company during the hours which he spent at the piano, and which transform the score into moving scenes,
making his interpretations absolutely unique. and descriptive. ... Lots of applause and shouts called Bacchetti back to stage. Although he
had announced that he wasn't feeling too well, before the concert, he despelled his fear of not being able to give himself to the public as
much as he would have liked with an impeccable, generous, brilliant, and deservedly appreciated performance. He also offered at last two
encores dedicated to Bach ...
All Bacchetti's great verve between Mozart and Gershwin
Gazzetta del Sud - January 16th 2024 (Eliade Maria Grasso)
FULL ARTICLE (italian)
... Bacchetti is a Genoese pianist best known for his excellent Bach interpretations and he is also a versatile performer, that
does not disdain contemporary music, light music, and even jazz. ... His piano performances are excellent, and meticulously
detailed, also thanks to Bacchetti's soft and elegant touch. But the voice of Gabriella Costa, that Bacchetti excellently
harmonized, gave to the concert its most significant turn ... Even in the American repertoire, Gabriella Costa's spontaneous
and precise voice across all registers proved excellent; also, a more relaxed Bacchetti enhanced the beauty of the melodies
with his detail-rich touch. Two encores were granted ... Well-deserved and warm applause
Gabriella Costa and Andrea Bacchetti at the Serate Musicali between France and America
www.corrierebit.com - January 16th 2024 (Cesare Guzzardella)
... The Bach selection is superbly played though is a bit of a grab-bag, and Bacchetti's Mozart is always sensitive and dynamic.
Beethoven's Sonata in G major op. 49 n. 2 is one of his "easy sonatas", and its light and fairly character wraps up an
opening sequence in which the family resemblances and character differences between Baroque and Classical are nicely balanced.
Bacchetti tends not to go in for blockbuster virtuoso repertoire, and the Liszt selection is tuneful and played with restrained expression, leading up Louis Diémer's lovely Nocturne Op.15. Diémer is a less familiar name but fits in nicely here, going straight into the quiet atmosphere of Schumann's Mignon, which is given a stillness and sustained intensity by Bacchetti.
Impressionist colour takes over with some elegantly poised Debussy, but Malipiero's La Siesta is the opposite of taking a nap, its "piano concerto" four movements full of contrasts. Chopin's familiarity brings us back to earth, and I appreciate Bacchetti's expressive but unpretentious approach to these pieces. Rossini's Tarantelle pur Sang (avec traversée de la procession) is one of his "Péchés de Vieillesse" (Sins of Old Age), played here with suitable wit, high spirits and processional gravity. ... Hasse's Sonata in G major is a sprightly miniature with a hint of Scarlatti in its character, while Villa Lobos O Policinelo might be familiar to fans of Arthur Rubinstein who also employed its wild character as an encore piece. The finale is given to Chopin, with a refined performance of Étude in G flat major op.10 nr.5 sending us home with some "proper music" in our ears. ...
This DVD is more than just a souvenir of a fine concert, and if the repertoire attracts then it can be wholeheartedly recommended.
Bacchetti tends not to go in for blockbuster virtuoso repertoire, and the Liszt selection is tuneful and played with restrained expression, leading up Louis Diémer's lovely Nocturne Op.15. Diémer is a less familiar name but fits in nicely here, going straight into the quiet atmosphere of Schumann's Mignon, which is given a stillness and sustained intensity by Bacchetti.
Impressionist colour takes over with some elegantly poised Debussy, but Malipiero's La Siesta is the opposite of taking a nap, its "piano concerto" four movements full of contrasts. Chopin's familiarity brings us back to earth, and I appreciate Bacchetti's expressive but unpretentious approach to these pieces. Rossini's Tarantelle pur Sang (avec traversée de la procession) is one of his "Péchés de Vieillesse" (Sins of Old Age), played here with suitable wit, high spirits and processional gravity. ... Hasse's Sonata in G major is a sprightly miniature with a hint of Scarlatti in its character, while Villa Lobos O Policinelo might be familiar to fans of Arthur Rubinstein who also employed its wild character as an encore piece. The finale is given to Chopin, with a refined performance of Étude in G flat major op.10 nr.5 sending us home with some "proper music" in our ears. ...
This DVD is more than just a souvenir of a fine concert, and if the repertoire attracts then it can be wholeheartedly recommended.
DVD Review
www.musicwebinternational.com, January 18th 2024, (Dominy Clements)
Andrea Bacchetti and Gabriella Costa will be on concert tomorrow at 5:15 p.m. at the Politeama, marking the first engagement of the new
year for the afternoon season of Amici della Musica. Their concert will be an exploration of the musical world between Paris and New York:
the chosen program features Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979), a central figure in French musical life. She was a composer and an extraordinary
teacher: she lived in Paris, the world capital of culture, and she was a student of Gabriel Fauré, a fellow student of Maurice Ravel, and
she grew up in a home frequented by Claude Debussy ... A very strict teacher, Boulanger also taught Aaron Copland, a founding figure of
the American school ... Among Nadia Boulanger's students, in addition to Copland, there were Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Daniel
Barenboim, Philip Glass, Astor Piazzolla, and Burt Bacharach ...
From Paris to New York with Bacchetti and Costa
Giornale di Sicilia - January 21st 2024 (Sara Patera)
A comprehensive recital by Andrea Bacchetti that was recorded at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa on April 13, 2015, as part of the
"Gog" concerts, has been released today in video format. The recital features a highly varied and rather long program ...
Bacchetti moves with ease through this potpourri, confirming his remarkable ability to entertain the audience ...
Reviews
CLASSIC VOICE nr. 297, February 2024, (Luca Chierici)
FULL ARTICLE (italian)
The Genoese pianist Andrea Bacchetti will perform in concert in Acri this evening, in the council hall of Palazzo Sanseverino-Falcone,
with an exceptional recital titled "From Bach to Piero Chiambretti" ... it is a true tale that interwines with musicological
notes, personal experiences, and, undoubtedly, masterful performances. In a statement, the Hello Music Academy explains that this
approach «is the result of the strong artistic bond between Bacchetti and Maestro Uto Ughi, one of the leading figures in Italian
violin pedagogy, who is known for his love of narrating various performances. A thin and elegant thread will guide the listener between
the performance and the listening». The concert title is a tribute by Bacchetti to his decade-long TV collaboration with the
renowned host Piero Chiambretti on Mediaset channels ...
Concerts by pianist Andrea Bacchetti in Acri and at the Teatro Rendano
Il Quotidiano del Sud - February 9th 2024 (Piero Cirino)
... The 45th Concert Season of the Maurizio Quintieri Music Association continues with another unmissable event. On Saturday, February
10th, in the Quintieri Hall of the Teatro Rendano, the virtuoso pianist and television personality Andrea Bacchetti will perform his
concert "From Bach to Chiambretti, Four Centuries of Music on TV" ... With his tale, Bacchetti will reveal four centuries of
music as well as four centuries of history that humanity has traversed ...
Pianist Andrea Bacchetti at the Teatro Rendano
Il Quotidiano del Sud - February 6th 2024 (newsroom)
The internationally renowned Genoese pianist Andrea Bacchetti will offer an unforgettable musical experience on February 10th at the
Teatro "Alfonso Rendano" in Cosenza ... it will be an exceptional recital, an extraordinary journey through the centuries of
classical music, presented by an artist who has enchanted worldwide audiences in theaters and festivals ... His versatility and ability
to convey emotions through music make him an extraordinary, and globally appreciated performer.
Andrea Bacchetti sets to enchant the Rendano
www.meravigliedicalabria.it - February 6th 2024 (newsroom)
An exquisite performance was performed by flautist Giuseppe Nova, in duo with pianist Andrea Bacchetti, last Sunday at the Palacultura
for the Filarmonica Laudamo season ... From the first notes, the duo's excellent sound impact was a prelude to a clear and high-level
performance that accompanied the audience through rich in charm and virtuosity pages. ... The two artists, greeted with much applause,
concluded their captivating performance with two encores ...
Piano and flute, "Virtuosity and Bel Canto"
Gazzetta del Sud - February 9th 2024 (Eliade Maria Grasso)
There are indeed very few interpreters as eclectic and versatile as the Genoese pianist Andrea Bacchetti ... he has a well-rounded,
adaptable, and protean interpretative personality, that is capable of adapting to different styles and poetics: Bacchetti is a sensitive
performer, calm and elegant in gesture, able to modulate his touch ... at times he is ethereal, dreamy, and imaginative or forceful and
passionate, and he is always attentive to sound planes, dynamics, and phrasing, in an intimate journey with the instrument ...
Well-deserved warm applause, documented in the video.
FIVE-STAR RECORDS OF THE MONTH
MUSICA nr. 354, March 2024 - (Lorenzo Tozzi)
... a recital entrusted to a pianist with peculiar artistic sensitivity and great technical depth ... Andrea Bacchetti has a great
timbral sensitivity and he undoubtedly has the qualities to delve into such diverse and, at the same time, stimulating musical
realms, which challenge the pianist both technically and expressively ... It is truly an opportunity you cannot miss.
Today at 6 PM, pianist Andrea Bacchetti at the Cittadino
Corriere della Sera - March 4th 2024 (newsroom)
The Rossini Musical Association of Savona pays homage to Maestro Maurizio Pollini, the world-renowned pianist and conductor who
recently passed away, with a concert featuring Andrea Bacchetti and Roberto Ranfaldi. A piano and violin performance, one of the
most anticipated of the Rossini concert season, with two musicians which are considered among the best interpreters of their
generation. Andrea Bacchetti's ability to communicate emotions through music makes him an interpreter of rare excellence ...
Roberto Ranfaldi is considered one of the top performers of our time, the concertmaster of the RAI National Symphonic Orchestra,
and he collaborated as concertmaster with the most prestigious Italian orchestras, and his career has taken him to stages
worldwide ...
Bacchetti and Ranfaldi, piano and violin pay tribute to Maestro Maurizio Pollini
La Stampa - March 28th 2024 (Martin Cervelli)
FULL ARTICLE (italian)
The musicians of OGSI are young, with girls and boys aged between 14 and 18. Led by the Venezuelan conductor Yuram Ruiz, more
than sixty musicians demonstrated seriousness and commitment in an excellent interpretation ... Bacchetti's excellent piano
performance, that was characterized by a precise and discursive perfection, had lightness and a thoughtful distribution of
timbres, and it gave a highly classical imprint to the performed pieces ... then Bacchetti offered a splendid Bach with a
fascinating Prelude and Fugue: the Prelude was extraordinary light, and the Fugue showed precise technical rigor in the clear
polyphony of the parts. The applause was well-deserved. ...
The Swiss Italian Youth Orchestra at the Serate Musicali with Andrea Bacchetti
www.corrierebit.com - April 23rd 2024 (Cesare Guzzardella)
A great musical moment is scheduled for this afternoon at Villa Durazzo ... In collaboration with the Giovanna Savino's
MusicAmica Association, the Municipality of Santa Margherita organized the concert "The Poetry of the Violin,"
featuring the duo of Barbara Luisi on violin and Andrea Bacchetti on piano. The musical program aims to be particularly
refined and moving ...
Luisi and Bacchetti, an Unprecedented Concert
Il Secolo XIX - May 12th 2024 (S.Ros.)
... the evening was entrusted to pianist Andrea Bacchetti and cellist Giacomo Grava ... Bacchetti once again highlighted
his qualities of cleanliness and technical precision performing three Preludes with their corresponding Fugues from the
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, enriching the rigor of Bach's language with the colors and velvety softness of the piano.
After the German Eighteenth Century, Bacchetti moved to the Italian one with the elegant delicacy of Sonatas by Cimarosa
and Scarlatti ... The pianist also showed his fine arranging skills, first playing the touching Gabriel's Oboe by Ennio
Morricone, then performing the intimate and nostalgic jazz by Oscar Peterson ... Then the Giacomo Grava took the stage:
the cellist undoubtedly is a high-level interpreter who can master the cello's potential with confidence. The artists
were highly applauded ...
Music in Corte: An Excellent start Tuesday at Palazzo Zurla De Poli. Pro Loco satisfied!
Il Nuovo Torrazzo - June 1st 2024 (Luisa Guerini Rocco)
... On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Italian television, the series "Innamorati della Musica", that
has been promoted by the "Stravinsky" association, will present "From Bach to Chiambretti - 4 Centuries
of Music on Television", featuring Andrea Bacchetti, the undisputed star of international stages ... it will be a
piano recital with explanations by Maestro Bacchetti of the pieces performed, an important opportunity to understand
the mechanisms of music's evolution, from classical to pop ...
Bacchetti - Four Centuries of Music on TV
Il Mattino - June 16th 2024 (Stefania Marotti)
Yesterday, in the Hall of the Arts by Manocalzati, the "Igor Stravinsky" Musical Association offered an
unforgettable experience with the piano recital "From Bach to Chiambretti ... 4 Centuries of Music on
Television"... the famous pianist Andrea Bacchetti captivated his audience with a rich and varied program,
celebrating the 70th anniversary of Italian television through a musical journey spanning four centuries of history
... Andrea Bacchetti's performance was much more than just a concert; it was a fascinating musical narration, that
connected different eras and styles into a single, and harmonious flow ... a high-level cultural event, combining
artistic quality and innovation, an unforgettable journey guided by the mastery and sensitivity of Andrea Bacchetti,
it was such a magical evening!
An Extraordinary Journey with Andrea Bacchetti
social media, June 17th 2024 (Rosa Bianco)
... For classical music audiences, Andrea Bacchetti has been one of the most refined and unique pianists since his
prodigious childhood in the '80s, when he was blessed by Maestros like Karajan and Berio. "Transfigured Sounds"
secured him for one of the most fascinating concerts of the multifaceted festival, an event that is signed by Serate
Musicali with the Pasquale Battista Foundation, and that associates art venues with music ... Bacchetti's
"all-encompassing" piano will flow from Bach to contemporary composers, like Del Corno and Boccadoro, touching
some cornerstones of Twentieth-Century modernity ...
Bacchetti's Piano at the Museo del '900
La Repubblica - June 25th 2024 (Nicoletta Sguben)
FULL ARTICLE (italian)
... We attended the concert of the Genoese pianist Andrea Bacchetti, who is well-known for his excellent Bach but also
for his interest in Twentieth Century and contemporary music. In the prestigious and panoramic Sala Fontana, the
"Fragmented Voices. Lyrical Echoes of the Twentieth Century" concert was held before a large audience, and
ranged from Bach to Debussy, from Schoenberg to Berio and Peterson, to Villa-Lobos. It even included a composition by
the Milanese musician Filippo Del Corno, who was present in the audience. After paying homage to his beloved Bach ...
Bacchetti moved to a very meditative, elegant, and colorful Debussy, and to Schoenberg's complex architectures, that
were highlighted with clear sound planes. Also, the interpretation of two of Berio's Six Encores was very interesting,
and the clear performance of "A Quiet Place" by Filippo Del Corno too, with applause for both the interpreter
and the composer ... The famous O Polichinelo by Villa-Lobos was performed with extraordinary expressive clarity.
Thunderous and well-deserved applause, and Bacchetti granted numerous encores ... Bravo!
Andrea Bacchetti at the Milanese Museo del '900 for
"Transfigured Sounds and the Fragmented Voices
of the Twentieth Century"
www.corrierebit.com - June 26th, 2024 (Cesare Guzzardella)
The common thread is jazz. Tonight, the "Summer Evenings at the Royal Palace" kick off with four concerts ...
opening the program are Dado Moroni and Andrea Bacchetti with "Two Pianos, One Soul. Blending Classical and
Jazz".
«This is a project that started many years ago, based on improvisation» Bacchetti explains, a concert pianist since the age of 11 ... A student of Luciano Berio, he alternates live performances with recording projects ... Bacchetti will perform alternately with Moroni, a jazz pianist and composer ... they will play some jazz standards together and introduce each piece before performing it. «We could go on playing for four hours and have a great time» Bacchetti adds with a smile ...
«This is a project that started many years ago, based on improvisation» Bacchetti explains, a concert pianist since the age of 11 ... A student of Luciano Berio, he alternates live performances with recording projects ... Bacchetti will perform alternately with Moroni, a jazz pianist and composer ... they will play some jazz standards together and introduce each piece before performing it. «We could go on playing for four hours and have a great time» Bacchetti adds with a smile ...
The Summer Evenings are back, with Moroni and Bacchetti opening the series
Il Secolo XIX - July 4th, 2024 (Lucia Compagnino)
The concert by pianist Andrea Bacchetti that took place yesterday enchanted the audience with a completely unique setting.
It was thrilling to enter the historic Sala dei Notari in Perugia and be welcomed by hundreds of lit candles that created
an intimate and magical atmosphere. ... On stage, Andrea Bacchetti, a musician known internationally as a prodigy of music,
guided the audience on a journey through four centuries of music and history. The event offered not only extraordinary
music but also an unparalleled atmosphere. The soft light of the candles, rather than the cold stage lights, amplified
every note, every emotion, making the musical experience something deeply personal and moving. "Four centuries of
music" but also four centuries of history: Andrea Bacchetti, traversing the human experience, magically succeeded
in making the works of Bach appreciated, before moving towards contemporary art music...
The 8th International Green Music Festival showcases ... the greatest performing pianist of Bach ...
www.giornaledellumbria.com - August 24th, 2024 (Francesco Gori)
The concert by the internationally renowned Genoese pianist Andrea Bacchetti, held on Friday, September 6, at the church
of Santa Maria in Paesana, as part of the 45th season of Antidogma Musica - marking its first time in the town of the Po
Valley - was very well received by the audience. Bacchetti captivated the audience with a solo piano recital titled
"From Bach to Piero Chiambretti - 4 Centuries of Music on Television" offering an extraordinary journey through
the pieces he performed entirely from memory. With a program that ranged from the virtuosity of Bach, Mozart, and Debussy
to 20th-century composers like Morricone and Mancini, Maestro Bacchetti showcased his versatility and ability to convey
deep emotions, confirming his extraordinary talent and his exceptional role as an interpreter.
Andrea Bacchetti enchants Paesana with a musical journey through 4 centuries
www.targatocn.it - September 7th, 2024 (Anna Maria Parola)
Andrea Bacchetti is a favorite among our readers. The attached CD this month is his fifth recording for Suonare News. A
Genoese from Recco, 47 years old, Andrea Bacchetti was a child prodigy, recognized and admired by Herbert von Karajan, who
offered him valuable advice and a scholarship. Since then, he has had a career that has taken him around the world,
garnering great public and critical acclaim. A strong advocate for the importance of disseminating classical music beyond
traditional circuits, he has courageously brought his art to very popular television broadcasts, alongside Piero Chiambretti
and performing with pop artists. Despite the success and maturity he enjoys today, he has maintained that childlike and
lighthearted spirit that makes his interpretations - especially when tackling the Baroque repertoire, his adored Bach,
harpsichordists, and the Classicism of the 18th century - full of light and infused with an Apollonian spirit. In the
attached CD, he presents two masterpieces for piano and orchestra: Mozart's Concerto in C minor No. 24 and Haydn's
Concerto in D major No. 11, performed with the Orchestra Giovanile della Svizzera Italiana under the direction of
Venezuelan Yuram Ruiz. ...
From Haydn to Mozart, with the enthusiasm of youth
SUONARE NEWS No. 320 - November 2024 (Filippo Michelangeli)
Due to popular demand, Dado Moroni and Andrea Bacchetti, both pianists from Genoa whose talent has brought them international
fame, will return today at 4:30 PM at Palazzo Reale. In the concert titled "Two Pianos... One Soul (Contaminations
between Classical and Jazz)", the two musicians will engage in a surprising duel that is sure to overwhelm and emotionally
involve the audience. Both Moroni and Bacchetti boast impressive resumes. Regarding Moroni, it is worth noting that his name
is included in the Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Bacchetti has released over 40 CDs that have garnered prestigious
international awards: the Decca CD "Berio Piano Works" which he recorded under the guidance of the composer, remains
one of the most esteemed references for understanding Berio today ...
Dado Moroni/Andrea Bacchetti, a Genoese challenge to the last note
Il Secolo XIX - November 10th, 2024 (newsroom)
... The program "From Bach to Chiambretti: 4 Centuries of Music on TV" opens with excerpts from the second book of
Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier: a lush and dense counterpoint, almost a jungle of melodies, which sets off an intricate musical
path, almost warning the listener that they must remain vigilant, paying attention to where they will direct their steps (or
rather, their ears) in the midst of the path that lies ahead. It is superfluous to mention the quality of sound, a strong
characteristic of Maestro Bacchetti: even when the voices to be managed exceed four (the maximum number typically tolerated in
fugues for solo instruments), the control of each voice does not lose intensity or clarity, allowing the individual lines to
stand out like sharp peaks in the clearest sky.
This is the Maestrale, a good premise for sailing ahead at full sails: moving forward with Domenico Scarlatti (Sonatas k238 and k322), Schubert (Impromptu op. 142 no. 2), Debussy (Jimbo's Lullaby and The Little Shepherd), Henry Mancini (Moon River), Villa-Lobos (O Polichinelo), Cimarosa (Sonata in C minor), Mozart (Fantasy k397), Liszt (Consolation No. 3), Morricone (Gabriel's Oboe), Peterson (He has gone). The games of intertwining and references - unexpected and overwhelming - are explained by the Maestro in light of his own eclecticism, which makes it more lively to mentally weave together sound and images, the sonic rhetoric and its narrative, across epochs and authors who may be very distant from each other but are nevertheless closely related.
One of Bacchetti's distinctive characteristics lies in his ability to approach each composition with a unique and personal vision, managing to bring to light nuances and details that often go unnoticed. His musicality is never static, but rather in continuous development, as if each piece were a genuine dialogue between the performer and the listener: a dialogue in which it is also permissible to become familiar with one another, almost to sweep away the masks of performer and audience for a moment.
It is precisely the breaking of the fourth - and even fifth - walls that allows the listener to reinterpret Mozart's Fantasy in a theatrical key, with all the initial arpeggios understood, from minors to diminished chords, as the instrumental preparation that precedes the staging of the work, as well as to approach true arrangements by Morricone, Mancini, and Peterson, written by Maestro Bacchetti himself, one modulation after another ...
This is the Maestrale, a good premise for sailing ahead at full sails: moving forward with Domenico Scarlatti (Sonatas k238 and k322), Schubert (Impromptu op. 142 no. 2), Debussy (Jimbo's Lullaby and The Little Shepherd), Henry Mancini (Moon River), Villa-Lobos (O Polichinelo), Cimarosa (Sonata in C minor), Mozart (Fantasy k397), Liszt (Consolation No. 3), Morricone (Gabriel's Oboe), Peterson (He has gone). The games of intertwining and references - unexpected and overwhelming - are explained by the Maestro in light of his own eclecticism, which makes it more lively to mentally weave together sound and images, the sonic rhetoric and its narrative, across epochs and authors who may be very distant from each other but are nevertheless closely related.
One of Bacchetti's distinctive characteristics lies in his ability to approach each composition with a unique and personal vision, managing to bring to light nuances and details that often go unnoticed. His musicality is never static, but rather in continuous development, as if each piece were a genuine dialogue between the performer and the listener: a dialogue in which it is also permissible to become familiar with one another, almost to sweep away the masks of performer and audience for a moment.
It is precisely the breaking of the fourth - and even fifth - walls that allows the listener to reinterpret Mozart's Fantasy in a theatrical key, with all the initial arpeggios understood, from minors to diminished chords, as the instrumental preparation that precedes the staging of the work, as well as to approach true arrangements by Morricone, Mancini, and Peterson, written by Maestro Bacchetti himself, one modulation after another ...
The multifaceted pianism of Andrea Bacchetti
www.tgmusic.it - November 19th, 2024 (Gabriele Cupaiolo)
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