Date/Time
Date(s) - 23/May/2021
Genre - Online Concert
Italian Piano Rarities
Roberto Prosseda, piano
In association with Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, Mumbai
Programme: Gioachino Rossini: Une caresse à ma femme, Petite Valse du boudoir; Giuseppe Verdi: Romanza in F major, Valzer in F major; Alfonso Rendano: Notturno in E major; Roffredo Caetani: Ballata Op. 9 in F sharp minor and Luigi Dallapiccola: Sonatina Canonica su Capricci di Paganini
Who would think that Rossini and Verdi composed music for piano, Primarily known for their operas, the piano music of these composers is now gaining in popularity. Rendano and Caetani were Romantic composers. Rendano is more famous for being the inventor of the third pedal of the modern piano. Caetani was from a aristocratic family and was a music lover thanks to the influence of his father. Caetani composed piano, chamber and symphonic music which became quite popular, even in his lifetime. Dalapiccola is definitely one of Italy’s most famous 20th century composers who adopted the 12 tone technique.
Who better to play this music than Roberto Prosseda? Having curated this entire series, Roberto’s enthusism for bringing rarities out of the closet, to connecting people to music and technology, to championing the proliferation of Italian music in India is unparalleled..
Roberto Prosseda’s sensational discovery of new works by Mendelssohn made the headlines in Europe and led to several Decca releases. His albums have won much acclaim in the press, including the CHOC from Le Monde de la Musique Classique, the Diapason d’Or and Chamber Music CD of the Month in the UK’s Classic FM magazine.
In September 2011, Prosseda gave his debut on the pedal piano, performing the Concerto for Pedal Piano by Gounod in the world premiere in modern times. He has given more than 50 concerts with the pedal piano, rediscovering the original compositions by Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt and Charles Valentin Alkan. Several composers, including Ennio Morricone, have already written new pieces for pedal piano for Roberto Prosseda, and a recording of Gounod’s four pieces for pedal piano and orchestra with the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana conducted by Howard Shelley was released on the Hyperion label in 2013. Roberto Prosseda is also very active in musical divulgation. He wrote the book “Il Pianoforte” for Edizioni Curci (2013) and made three documentaries dedicated to Mendelssohn, Chopin and Liszt (Euroarts).
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