Rossini: Bolero Tartare - Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 6
1/1/2007, 10 Tracks, 1:16:54
Featuring
Paolo Giacometti
Gioachino Rossini
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Critical Reception
For the third recording in his Rossini series, Paolo Giacometti received the Edison Classical Music Award 2001.
Performer Biography
Paolo Giacometti, the pianist on this album, was born in Milan in 1970 but has lived in the Netherlands since his first year.
Performer Biography
Paolo Giacometti records exclusively for Channel Classics and has an impressive discography acclaimed by the international press.
Performer Biography
Paolo Giacometti studied with Jan Wijn at the Sweelinck Conservatorium, Amsterdam, graduating with distinction in 1995.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Rossini's 'Péchés de Vieillesse' (Sins of Old Age) are free character sketches, unconventional and without pretension, often featuring irony, mockery, and self-mockery.
Performer Biography
Paolo Giacometti has won many national and international competitions, which helped shape his musical career.
Critical Reception
Paolo Giacometti's recording of Rossini's complete piano works, a project started in 1998, led critics in Rossini's homeland to say, "Rossini has finally found his pianist."
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