Search results for: “Italy”


  • Vitaly Pisarenko Performs Ständchen by Liszt

    Vitaly Pisarenko, winner of the 8th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, plays Ständchen by Schubert/Liszt as an encore at the Liszt Competition in Utrecht (2008).


  • Berlioz – Harold in Italy, Featuring Antoine Tamestit

    Berlioz’s grand composition, Harold in Italy, performed by Antoine Tamestit with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony….


  • Giacomo Puccini

    …his journey from a small town in Italy to the zenith of global acclaim. Early Life and Family Legacy Born in Lucca, Italy, on December 22, 1858, Puccini was the…


  • Gioachino Rossini

    …him a fascinating figure to explore. Early Life Born on February 29, 1792 in Pesaro, Italy, Rossini was a product of a musical household. His father, Giuseppe, was an inspector…


  • Giuseppe Verdi

    …Musical Prodigy Born on October 9/10, 1813, in the small village of Roncole, near Busseto, in the duchy of Parma, Italy, Verdi was the son of Carlo Giuseppe Verdi, an…


  • Tristano e Isotta: Preludio e Morte, Performed by Ino Savini

    …Ino Savini conducted the Symphony Orchestra of RAI in Torino on November 30, 1959. Savini, a talented musician from Faenza, Italy, studied under O.Respighi and F.Cilea. With over 50 years…


  • Antonio Vivaldi

    …music world with his prowess in Baroque composition. Early Life and Upbringing Born Antonio Lucio Vivaldi on the 4th of March in 1678, in the romantic city of Venice, Italy,…


  • Muzio Clementi

    Muzio Clementi, born on January 23, 1752, in Rome, Italy, was a prolific composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, and music publisher who played a pivotal role in the development of classical…