The Genius of Dino Ciani [CD de audio] Dino Ciani and Debussy, Schumann, Weber, Bartok

Dino Ciani was like Michelangeli, Fiorentino and Pollini one of the great Italian piano hopes, and more than that: with a precocious maturity reminiscent of Dinu Lipatti, he offered an acclaimed complete performance of Beethoven's sonatas. Like Lipatti, Ciani was a student of Alfred Cortot, who praised his rare gifts. Born in 1941, Ciani died at the age of 33 in a traffic accident near Rome in 1974, but with his recordings he has become a legend and continues to be admired for classical clarity, concentrated temperament, natural virtuosity and the extraordinarily colorful and elegant sound that characterizes his performances. This CD offers a wide range of his timeless art, from the romanticism of Weber and Schumann to the impressionistic color art of Claude Debussy presented in the subtlest of shades. Ciani convinces with a typical mix of the Italian piano school, modesty, nobility and enormous depth of sound.