Italian master pianist expressively plays Rossini's humour, Donizetti's elegance BRUNO CANINO PLAYS ROSSINI & DONIZETTI Bruno Canino, piano HQMA-00010( Camerata ) Classical

Italian master pianist Bruno Canino plays a wide variety of repertories ranging from baroque music to contemporary pieces, and mesmerizes audience with incredible techniques and abundant sense of music. Recording of piano recital of his fellow composers Rossini and Donizetti, by Canino at the ripe age of mid 40's. Master composers famous for their operas produced elegant short pieces full of beauty and humour, superbly played by the virtuoso Canino with rich humanity. The recording has captured the resonant sound of Bösendorfer Imperial and fully conveys Canino's clear piano.

1. Gioacchino Rossini:
Exceprts from "Péchés de vieillese"
[1] L'innocence italienne-La candeur française
[2] Marche et reminiscences pour mon dernier voyage...
[3] Un petit train de plaisir comico-imitatif
[4] Petit caprice à la Offenbach
[5] Ouf! Les petit pois

2. Gaetano Donizetti:
3 Sonatas for piano solo
[6] Sonata in C Major: Allegro vivace
[7] Sonata in F Major: Presto
[8] Sonata in G Major: Adagio-Allegro

Bruno Canino, piano (Bösendorfer / Model 290 Imperial)

Recorded: April 1980
Setagaya Public Hall,Tokyo, Japan