The album cover features Max Roeder's 1907 painting, 'View of the Villa Falconieri'.
Recording & Production
The piano used for this recording is a Bechstein D282, tuned by Aldo Santarpino and Raffaele Tiano.
Performer Biography
Gabriele Baldocci, a pianist and professor at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, is an official Ambassador of the Martha Argerich Presents Project and frequently performs in piano duos.
Composer Biography
Respighi was deeply influenced by the passion for early music, Gregorian chant, and Renaissance music prevalent in Italy during his time.
Compositional Technique
Respighi's piano transcriptions of his orchestral works, such as 'Fontane di Roma', are considered 're-compositions' rather than mere reductions, highlighting harmonic and melodic textures.
Composition History
Respighi himself proposed the four-hand piano reductions of 'Fontane di Roma' and 'Pini di Roma' to his publisher Ricordi, completing the 'Fontane' reduction in June 1918.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Respighi's compositional style blended archaism with post-romanticism, creating a 'sentimental, rather than descriptive, impressionism'.
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