The Complete Cetra Solo Recordings & Selected Additional 78s
7/6/2018, 46 Tracks, 2:31:34
Featuring
Carlo Zecchi
Arrigo Tassinari
Gioconda de Vito
Fernando Previtali
Orchestra Sinfonica dell'EIAR
Ottorino Respighi
Domenico Scarlatti
Johann Sebastian Bach
Franz Schubert
Robert Schumann
Franz Liszt
Frédéric Chopin
Claude Debussy
Francesco Ticciati
Maurice Ravel
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Performer Biography
Carlo Zecchi made his debut in Berlin in 1920, enabled by financial assistance from W. S. Cramp, an American living in Rome.
Performer Biography
Carlo Zecchi, the pianist on this album, received his first piano lessons from his mother, who was also a pianist.
Recording & Production
This album includes Carlo Zecchi's earliest known recordings, made in Moscow in 1930 for the Music Trust label, a precursor to Melodya.
Performer Biography
Carlo Zecchi studied with the renowned pianist and teacher Artur Schnabel, who became the most important teacher of his career.
Recording & Production
Liszt's concert étude 'La leggierezza' was a signature piece for Carlo Zecchi, and he recorded it for almost every label he worked with.
Performer Biography
After World War II, Carlo Zecchi transitioned from a piano soloist to a conductor, performing with orchestras worldwide and teaching at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome.
Performer Biography
Carlo Zecchi's career as a pianist was interrupted by World War II, during which he returned to Rome and gave up solo piano recitals.
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