Giorgio Koukl, one of the pianists on this album, is known as a leading interpreter of Bohuslav Martinů's piano music, having recorded his complete solo piano works and other vocal and concerto albums for Naxos.
Composer Biography
Igor Stravinsky, the influential Russian composer, was the strongest influence on Vittorio Rieti's musical development, an influence Rieti gladly admitted.
Composition History
The Triptych for two pianos was written as a tribute to Rieti's close friend, harpsichordist Sylvie Marlowe, and was played in her honor at Carnegie Hall in December 1985.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Vittorio Rieti's creativity extended well into his later years, with critics noting his ability to find fresh things to say within his idiom even at age 90.
Composer Biography
Vittorio Rieti wrote a total of eight works for the harpsichord, inspired by Stravinsky's successful use of the instrument in The Rake's Progress.
Composition History
The Valentine Waltz, a chromatic sketch from 1956-57, was intended for ballet dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq, who had become paralyzed during a European tour.
Composer Biography
Vittorio Rieti, the composer, had a strong connection with Diaghilev, the Russian impresario, during the last four years of Diaghilev's life, from 1925 to 1929.
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