Piano works by Rossini, Verdi, Rendano a. o.

Piano works by Rossini, Verdi, Rendano a. o.

The six-concert series “Io suono italiano” is dedicated to music of Italian composers and performed by Italian musicians on Italian instruments. The concert programs cover four centuries of music: from Girolamo Frescobaldi and Antonio Vivaldi to more contemporary music by Ennio Morricone and Azio Corghi. Each program presents more familiar pieces alongside lesser-known compositions. These performances were filmed at the atmospheric Teatro Sociale in Rovigo, Italy, in January 2021. In this program, pianist Roberto Prosseda performs a wonderful recital that includes Gioachino Rossini’s Une caresse à ma femme, and Petite Valse du boudoir; Giuseppe Verdi’s Romanza in F major, and Valzer in F major; Alfonso Rendano’s Notturno in E major; Roffredo Caetani’s Ballata, Op. 9 in F-sharp minor; and Luigi Dallapiccola’s Sonatina Canonica su Capricci di Paganini.