The Rise of the Italian Cello - recensione di Guido Michelone sul Manifesto
The Rise of the Italian Cello - recensione di Elide Bergamaschi
The Rise of the Italian Cello @RAI RADIO 3 - Primo Movimento
Presentazione di Valentina Lo Surdo del CD The Rise of the Italian Cello nel programma dedicato alle più interessanti novità discografiche su RAI RADIO3. Riascoltalo qui
Piano Renaissance @Radio Classica - conduce Luca Ciammarughi
Ecco l’ultimo episodio de Il Pianista dedicato a #PianoRenaissance. Una bellissima trasmissione di più di 60 minuti, con tanti ascolti dal disco e una densa conversazione con il fantastico Luca Ciammarughi che ringrazio ancora per l’invito e per aver colto così profondamente lo spirito del progetto.
Ecco il podcast
Piano Renaissance goes to Spain: interview and review by Music Suite
We had a lovely chat with Mateja Zenzerovich for Music Suite’s Tuesday Talk… if you fell like improving your Spanish a little bit , have a look at it here. Friendly and informal thoughts about music, Covid emergency and hobbies.
Music Suite has also published a brilliant review of Piano Renaissance, describing the CD as a “bright journey, fresh, full of contrasts, colours, lights, tastes, and charme”.
Piano Renaissance @TGR RAI Marche
The RAI Regional newscast of Marche Region has presented Piano Renaissance on the 11th May 2020. Here’s the excerpt:
Goyescas by Granados @RAI Radio3 La stanza della musica (reissue from 2016)
RAI Radio3 has just reissued an old episode dedicated to Granados Goyescas played by the studio of Benedetto Lupo at Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in 2016.
Leonardo Pierdomenico, Viviana Lasaracina, Stefano Guarascio, Alberto Idà, Oxana Schevchenko, Gesualdo Coggi and I (I am playing the second piece, Coloquio en la reja) are playing the complete suite. Benedetto Lupo and Oreste Bossini are introducing the pieces and guiding the Italian listeners of RAI Radio3 in this journey into Granados’ masterpiece.
You can listen to it here
Review of #PianoRenaissance by Jed Distler on Classics Today
"...Laureti’s fluent technique and bronze-like sonority navigate the thick textures with no effort. By contrast, the relatively modest parameters of Busoni’s Macchiette medioevali benefit from Laureti’s focused fingerwork and crisply delineated rhythm..."
Read more on on Classics Today
Piano Renaissance @RAI Radio3 - Primo Movimento
Piano Renaissance was featured amongst the most interesting recordings of today at Primo Movimento!
Listen to the podcast here, the last 10 mins are dedicated to Piano Renaissance and it is possible to listen to the full Toccata by Alfredo Casella.
"A bright and deeply thought out recording" - Review by Giovanni Desideri
“Un disco luminoso e profondamente pensato” - recensione di Giovanni Desideri sul Resto del Carlino di Ascoli (6/5/2020)
New interview with Barry Mitchell about Piano Renaissance
We had a lovely chat about my new recording, Piano Renaissance… from the beggining of the project, to the selection of the repertoire and the story behoind the chosen pieces.
It’s a pleasant (but very informative!) chat you can enjoy at this link
My top three favoure recordings for #TheClassicReview!
I wrote a post about my top three favourite recordings… take a moment to check it out here
What are yours?
Announcement: Piano Renaissance, my debut album, is finally out!
It’s with great pleasure that I announce the release of Piano Renaissance, now available on all the streaming platforms!
Respighi, Casella and Busoni @Roma3 Orchestra - Review by Christopher Axworthy
“A voyage of discovery in the presence of a master of the keyboard who had dedicated himself to revealing the secrets of this still very little known repertoire”
Christopher Axworthy is a great reviewer and music blogger, readung his insightful and rich reviews is always a pleasent and enriching experience. Here’s the one he wrote for my concert on the 7th of April 2019!
Steinway Hall Recital - Review by Christopher Axworthy
It was such a great experience to make my debut concert for the Keyboard Charitable Trust!
Here the wonderful review by Christopher Axworthy and a video recording below!
Piano Recital @Lago Maggiore Festival - Belgirate
La Repubblica introducing my recital at Lago Maggiore Festival here