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LUIGI CHERUBINI (1760-1842)
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ANDREA BACCHETTI, piano

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RCA RED SEAL - JANUARY 2007

New edition on the sources edited by
Andrea Bacchetti and Mario Marcarini

piano: Fazioli Grand Piano model F728
Recorded July 18th-19th,2006
Fazioli Concert Hall, Sacile (Italy)


FIRST RECORDING
ON MODERN PIANO

CHERUBINI 6 SONATAS
Sonata 1 in F major
1)Moderato6:28
2)Rondò - Allegretto moderato4:56
Sonata 2 in C major
3)Moderato7:39
4)Rondò - Allegro3:56
Sonata 3 in B flat major
5)Allegro comodo8:38
6)Rondò - Andantino4:10
Sonata 4 in G major
7)Moderato6:50
8)Rondò - Andantino6:59
Sonata 5 in D major
9)Allegro con brio6:53
10)Rondò - Allegretto5:06
Sonata 6 in E flat major
11)Allegro spiritoso7:52
12)Rondò - Andantino con moto6:06
TOT. 75:35
Sonata 5 in D major
Allegro con brio (excerpt)
AUDIO, 1'08 (537 Kb)

BOOKLET

CHERUBINI - SIX SONATAS FOR THE KEYBOARD
© Mario Marcarini, 2006
CHERUBINI - SEI SONATE PER CIMBALO
© Mario Marcarini, 2006
CHERUBINI - SECHS SONATEN FÜR CEMBALO
© Mario Marcarini, 2006
CHERUBINI - SIX SONATES POUR CLAVECIN
© Mario Marcarini, 2006

REVIEWS

March 5th, 2007

min E Polis - performs Cherubini on piano
... for the first time in the history of world discography on a modern piano ... (newsroom)

March 11th, 2007

min Il Sole 24ore - The CDs of the "Il Sole" - cd of the week
... a splendid performance ... sparkling, adamantine sound and a touch of madness ...
(Giancarlo Angeleri)

March 11th, 2007

min Il Sole 24ore - Events, Cherubini "Six Sonatas"
... and now the 6 Sonatas come back to flower, and prove to be of great interest ... (Gv. B.)

March 20th, 2007

min La Stampa - Cultured Music
... the human warmth of timbre of the inspired, tender, sometime visionary piano ... (newsroom)

March 24th, 2007

min Specchio, La Stampa
Cultured Music - Cherubini according to Bacchetti
... the best moments are the least predictable, are those where a pre-romantic inquietude can already be felt ...
(Sandro Cappelletto)

April 2007

min Musica - Reviews, Super Audio CD
... a perfect perfomance in its miracolous balance of sound, timbres and dynamics ...
(Luca Segalla)

April 2007

min Suonare News - Reviews, Bright and aristocratic
... an intelligent reading in its variety of touch and in the gallant unstableness of rhythm variations ...
(newsroom)

April 6th, 2007

min La Repubblica - Classical Music
... clarity and extreme power about the phrasing, unravelled with expositive clearance and essential gestures ... (r.i.)

April 13th, 2007

min Il Giornale - Movie, cd, dvd reviews
... a young, pointed pianist who loves searching for; he knows and plays classics and romantics, being well at ease with nowadays language ... (Lorenzo Arruga)

April 18th, 2007

min www.vivimilano.it - CDs
... great respect, a cured and sensitive sound, a kind elegances ... (Gian Mario Benzing)

April 27th, 2007

min Cronaca di Mantova - Reviews
... the piano execution is well done by Andrea Bacchetti, intelligent and sensible ... (newsroom)

May 2007

min L'Invito - Records & Books
... his interpretation is appreciable for dynamic variety, expositive cleanness and stylistic rigor ... (newsroom)

May 2007

min Elle - Classical
... He is severe and lyrical, researched and modest ...
(Elsa Airoldi)

May 2007

min Amadeus - Reviews
... sets Sonatas free by their age with interpretative fineness and great executive control ...
(n.s.)

June 2007

min Fedeltà del Suono - FDS Music
... a very charming and persuasive performance for the variety of the touch and for the sensitiveness shown in the phrasing (Luigi Bellingardi)

Juin 2007

min LE MONDE DE LA MUSIQUE - Critique
... Andrea Bacchetti joue ces sonates avec délicatesse et poésie ...
(Marc Vignal)

June 2007

min Il giornale della musica - Records & Media
... appreciable for dynamic variety, cleanness of exposition and stylistic rigour ...
(Roberto Iovino)

June 2007

min CLASSIC VOICE - He played piano
... after devoting to Bach and Mendelssohn, nowadays it's time for Cherubini ... (Luca Chierici)

August 2007

min www.suono.it - Music reviews
... the masterful execution of Andrea Bacchetti is very appropriately designed in a graceful atmosphere ...
(Umberto Padroni)

Août 2007

min DIAPASON - Les disques de A à Z
... son toucher discret, son legato impeccable, sa sonorité chaleureuse ...
(Etienne Moreau)

August 20th, 2007

min Gazzetta di Parma - Classical in discoteque
... he's animated by a true musicality, as a sensitive and curious interpreter ... (Gian Paolo Minardi)

August 21st, 2007

min DZIENNIK POLSKI - Kultura - Regal z plytami
... "a new mark and a performance never listened before. Very interesting!" ... (newsroom)

Septembre 2007

min PIZZICATO - Critique
... Une interprétation lumineuse, intime et racée ... (Isabelle Trueb)

September 2007

min CLASSIC VOICE - Piano
... Bacchetti's sharp reading is able to underline those aspects of news of Cherubini's personality ...
(Gian Paolo Minardi)

September 2007

min LUISTER - Kamer Muziek
... He makes the most of them, decorates and phrases with admirable empathy ...
(H.Q.)

15. September 2007

min www.rondomagazin.de - RONDOplus - Klassik CDS
... his level-headed weighting of the contours, with the most beautiful legato slurs and a slender tone ...
(Guido Fischer)

October 2007

min AUDIO REVIEW - Classic Music
... restless and unforeseeable talent, plays these pages with seriousness and vitality, showing musicality and sensitiveness in his touch ... (Stefano Catucci)

Octobre 2007

min www.classicstoday.com France
L'actualité classique
... il nous présente l'essence musicale de ces Sonates avec tact et intégrité ... (Christophe Huss)

Octobre 2007

min Classica-Repértoire - Le répertoire des CD de A à Z
... les six sonates pour clavier de Cherubini sont interprétées avec délicatesse ...
(Philippe Thanh)

October 15th, 2007

min Musica & Scuola - Concerts
... «I wanted to use the true pianistic sound, without looking for imitating past instruments' sound» ...
(Laura Ruzza)

2007

min Music Almanac
A record for every day of the year
... Bacchetti doesn't waive any beauty canon of classic "pianism", but he reinterprets them always taking account of modern scores ... (Carlo Boccadoro)

Februar 2008

min Musik & Theater - Anfang am Klavier
... he knows how to model exactly these fresh and lively elements on the modern grand piano, with charm and wit ... (Reinmar Wagner)

Mars 2008

min Crescendo - Répertoire
... bien évidemment, le pianiste a un toucher délicat, une belle sonorité ... (Jean-Marie André)

Februero 2008

min www.mundoclasico.com - Novedades discográficas
... it must be emphasized that the piano playing and musicality are excellent throughout ... (Michael Lukey)

Kwiecien 2008 r

min Muzyka21 - CD of the month April 2008
... Great recording, outstanding interpretation, a record worth recommending to all ... (Andrzey Osinski)

Septiembre 2008

min Ritmo - Discos criticas de la A a la Z
... the contrasts, the sweetness, the precious appoggiatura, irresistible and moderately recreated by Bacchetti (G.P.C.)

November 2008

min il Piccolo - Music
... Lucid formal and constructional awareness, phrasing elegance and touch cleanness ...
(Stefano Bianchi)

Noviembre 2008

min CD Compact - Musica
... an interpretation served under an indisputable musical intelligence ...
(Lluis Trullén)

January 2009

min Rondo - Reviews
... a fluent and confident interpretation by a precise and inspired Andrea Bacchetti ...
(Giona Saporiti)

March 2009

min The Record Geijutsu - CDs Reviews

" R E C O M M E N D E D " (newsroom)

May 2009

min www.musicwebinternational.com - Review
... Andrea Bacchetti’s entirely delightful recordings are very much a welcome addition to the catalogue ...
(Dominy Clements)

June 2009

min International Record Review - Reviews
... There is genuine artistry here, and a sparkling erudition oh phrasing to enhance the interpretations ...
(Mark Tanner)

Noviembre 2009

min Melómano - Escuchar, Recomendados
... a solid, lively, gallant, accessible and entertaining performance ...
(newsroom)

Noviembre 2009

min PIANIST - CD Reviews
... Bacchetti is a fine performer and balances everything perfectly ... (newsroom)

30 Mars 2010

min www.resmusica.com - Le Magazine
... une interprétation idéale pour se faire une idée du style musical italien en cette fin du XVIIIe siècle ...
(Maxime Kaprielian)

Mayo 2010

min Scherzo - Las otras teclas de Cherubini
Discos excepcionales
... touch, exquisite and soft, avoids the exaggeration of sound ... (Emili Blasco)

Octobre 12th, 2010

min L'Eco di Bergamo - the classical music record
... a restless and unpredictable talent, interprets these pages with seriousness and panache, showing musicality and sensitivity of touch ... (Stefano Cortesi)

Novembre 2010

min Diapason - Les disque
... le rendu sonore des plus séduisant ...
(Jean Cabourg)

2011

min THE PENGUIN GUIDE
Recorded classical music 2010
... They are beautifully recorded and this is a disc to be snapped up before it disappears. Highly recommended indeed. (March, Greenfield, Layton, Czajkoski)