Luciano Tarantino

Luciano Tarantino – Cello Solo Journey (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:17:39 minutes | 1,36 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Brilliant Classics

A voyage across a century of solo cello repertoire from Europe and America.

When the Catalan cellist Pablo Casals revived the solo suites of Bach in the first decades of the last century, he reminded both audiences and composers of the huge potential of his instrument to hold the stage in its own right, no less than a violin or a piano. Inspired by his charisma, and that of his successors such as Tortelier and Rostropovich, many modern composers have followed Bach’s example. The Italian cellist presents music by ten of them on this exciting debut album for Brilliant Classics.

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Luciano Tarantino – Piatti: 12 Capricci for Cello Solo (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 41:07 minutes | 1,30 GB | Genre: Brilliant Classics
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Alfredo Piatti

Alfredo Carlo Piatti began a precocious and distinguished career as a cellist in his native Bergamo, as well as in Turin and Milan. He left Italy at 21 to seek his fortune and on his travels met Franz Liszt, who gave him an Amati cello, and Felix Mendelssohn, who conducted one of his first concerts in London. In early 1847, having performed across Europe and with considerable experience under his belt, he settled permanently in London.
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