Bruno Rigutto, a disciple of Samson François, combines lyricism and refinement. Ricordi features 26 pieces reflecting his international career. It also includes two of his own compositions.
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
CD1
ROBERT SCHUMANN Romance in F sharp major (3 Romanzen, op. 28/2)
CHARLES GOUNOD La veneziana (Barcarolle) CG 593
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Venetianisches Gondellied (Lieder ohne Worte, op. 62/5)
ANATOLY LYADOV Prelude (3 Morceaux, op. 11/1)
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN Nocturne for the Left Hand op. 9/2
MAURICE RAVEL Pavane pour une infante défunte M.19
FRANZ SCHUBERT Waltz in G flat major D.Anh.I/14 ‘Kupelwieser-walzer’ 2’40 transc. Richard Strauss
BRUNO RIGUTTO Douce valse
CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH Andante con tenerezza
(Sonata in A major, Wq. 65/32)
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Mazurka in F minor op. 68/4
CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK Melodie (Orfeo ed Euridice) arr. Sgambati
DOMENICO SCARLATTI Andante moderato (Sonata in F minor, K.466)
BRUNO RIGUTTO Mandolina serenata
CARLOS GUASTAVINO Bailecito
MANUEL MARÍA PONCE Intermezzo no. 1
CD2
HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS A lenda do caboclo W166, 188
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Meditation op. 72/5
EDVARD GRIEG Erotikk (Lyric Pieces, op. 43/5)
FRANZ LISZT Consolation no. 3 S.172
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Gondellied in A major WoO 10; MWV U 136
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Prelude in C sharp minor op. 45
GAETANO DONIZETTI Una furtiva lagrima arr. Hans Gunther Heumann
NIKOLAI MEDTNER Fairy Tale in F minor op. 26/3
ARNO BABAJANIAN Elegy ‘in memory of Khachaturian’
JEAN SIBELIUS / HAROLD ARLEN Lied (6 Bagatelles, op. 92/2) / Over the Rainbow
EDVARD GRIEG Melodie (Lyric Pieces, op. 47/3)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Les cloches de Las Palmas (6 Études, op. 111/4)
CLAUDE DEBUSSY La plus que lente L 128a