This album is a world premiere recording of Marco Enrico Bossi's original and transcribed four-hand piano music, using original printed editions and unpublished manuscripts.
Composer Biography
Marco Enrico Bossi, whose music is featured on this album, was considered the greatest Italian organist of his time.
Performer Biography
The piano duo Paola Borganti and Giulio Giurato have been performing together for almost 25 years, playing a wide range of repertoire from French composers to classical Austro-German works.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Marco Enrico Bossi's Suite op. 126 for great orchestra, transcribed by him for four-hand piano, is described as a philosophical reflection on life.
Compositional Technique
The Suite de Valses by Marco Enrico Bossi is influenced by Johannes Brahms's Sixteen Waltzes for four-hand piano, sharing stylistic elements like the use of hemiola and similar harmonic approaches.
Composition History
Marco Enrico Bossi composed his first four-hand piano piece, a transcription of his Mazurka A volo d'uccello, at the age of fourteen.
Notable Performances
Marco Enrico Bossi's Intermezzi Goldoniani op. 127 were premiered with great success by Arturo Toscanini, a renowned Italian conductor, at the Teatro Comunale of Bologna.
