Bruno Rigutto - Ricordi (CD)

A singular pianist, Bruno Rigutto blends a keen sense of color, lyricism, and refinement in an intense and heartfelt playing style. The sole disciple of Samson François - who passed on to him the gift of artistic freedom - he now presents his most personal album to date: Ricordi. This double album features 26 pieces spanning 13 countries, each evoking memories from a rich career that has taken him to the four corners of the world. Adding to these are two of his own compositions - audience favorites at his concerts - which he now shares for the first time on record.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Schumann: 3 Romanzen, Op. 28 No. 2, in F-Sharp Major
2. Gounod: La Veneziana (Barcarolle), CG 593
3. Mendelssohn: Lieder Ohne Worte, Op. 62 No. 5, Venetianisches Gondellied
4. Lyadov: 3 Morceaux, Op. 11 No. 1, Prelude
5. Scriabin: Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op. 9, No. 2
6. Ravel: Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte, M.19
7. Schubert: Waltz in G-Flat Major, D. Anh. I/14 'Kupelwieser-Walzer' (Transc. By Richard Strauss)
8. Rigutto: Douce Valse
9. Bach: Sonata in a Major, WQ. 65/32, H.135 II. Andante Con Tenerezza
10. Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 68 No. 4, in F minor
11. Gluck: Melodie (Orpheo Ed Euridice) (Transc. By Giovanni Sgambati)
12. Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor, K.466
13. Rigutto: Mandolina Serenata
14. Guastavino: Bailecito
15. Ponce: Intermezzo No. 1
16. Villa-Lobos: A Lenda Do Caboclo, W166, 188
17. Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72 No. 5, Meditation
18. Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 43 No. 5, Erotikk
19. Liszt: Consolations, S.172 No. 3, Lento Placido
20. Mendelssohn: Gondellied in a Major, Woo 10; MWV U 136
21. Chopin: Prelude in C-Sharp minor, Op. 45
22. Donizetti: Una Furtiva Lagrima (Arr. for Piano By Hans Gunther Heumann)
23. Medtner: Fairy Tales, Op. 26 No. 3, in F minor
24. Babajanian: Elegy 'In Memory of Khachaturian'
25. Sibelius: Lied (6 Bagatelles, Op. 92/2) / Over the Rainbow
26. Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 47 No. 3, Melodie
27. Saint-Saëns: 6 Études, Op. 111 No. 4, Les Cloches de Las Palmas
28. Debussy: La Plus Que Lente, L 128A