Alfredo Piatti never used a spike for his cello, preferring to play in the baroque style, wedged between his legs, unlike his colleague Adrien-François Servais who adopted the new endpin.
Composer Biography
Alfredo Piatti settled in London in 1846, where he was appointed First Cello at Her Majesty's Theatre and Covent Garden.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Alfredo Piatti aimed to enrich the 19th-century cello repertoire with works like his Capricci Op.25, which are now considered cornerstones of the cello repertoire, similar to Paganini's Capricci for violin.
Composition History
Giuseppe Verdi, the renowned Italian opera composer, dedicated a cello solo in the Prelude of his opera 'I Masnadieri' to Alfredo Piatti after learning Piatti was playing in the orchestra.
Composer Biography
Franz Liszt, the famous Hungarian composer and virtuoso pianist, described Alfredo Piatti as 'a Paganini of the Cello' and presented him with an Amati cello.
Composer Biography
Alfredo Piatti, the composer, was considered for the cello what Nicolò Paganini was for the violin, a musician who transcended the culture and performance of his instrument.
Instruments
Alfredo Piatti played a Stradivari cello from 1866 until his retirement, which today bears his name.
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