Pianist Aldo Ciccolini dies in Paris RIP

A pianist of the Neapolitan school of immense value and a simple man at the same time. I wonder what we will find left in 20 years.

Stefanus wrote:

I wonder what we will find ourselves facing in 20 years.

... it should be our turn, if we make ourselves protagonists. It is not always the task of others.

A great performer passes away. I listened to him a lot and shared his choices as an interpreter. He was a great point of reference for all of us in pianism.

Stefanus wrote:

Un pianista della scuola napoletana di grandissimo valore e uomo semplice al contempo. Mi chiedo cosa ci ritroveremo tra 20 anni. 

A PIANIST DIES... report a young one. Taking inspiration from American Forests, which is the oldest reforestation organization on the planet [Plant young trees where there has been deforestation or natural catastrophes have destroyed forests], I propose to do the same to re-music the planet. Every time a musician of great value dies, as we sadly learned of the passing of ALDO CICCOLINI, to avoid the complete demusicalization of the planet, every time a musician disappears, anyone aware of their existence should report young people who, in their opinion, are notable artists who will be able to stop the disappearance of music from the face of the earth.

For me, it was a great regret. Consider that in the summer Ciccolini used to return to Italy for some masterclasses and I was strongly tempted, a couple of summers ago, to go and take one of his masterclasses. The opportunity slipped away and I had thought of going this summer. Great regret, grave loss. A 'human' pianist with his thousand anecdotes about his colleagues, a man endowed with a pleasant comic vein that distinguished him from others. Another important face of classical music gone. I will miss him... RIP

Homage to Ciccolini: the story of Antonio di Palma

http://www.wwwitalia.eu/italia/index.php/passione-classica/2556-omaggio-a-ciccolini-il-racconto-di-antonio-di-palma

I had missed this news... I have a beautiful memory, from a few summers ago, of one of his concerts at the San Carlo. He carried the weight of the years with him as he climbed onto the stage, but once seated at the piano, the youthfulness of his music could be heard.

It was moving to listen to Mozart, interrupted only by a few coughs of his that did not shift the intention of his performance by a single comma... A great one!!

With how much grace and lightness he interpreted Satie in this video.

Hi Aldo...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0peXnOnDgQ8

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