Vittorio Forte (piano)

Sometimes mail lands on the programmers' desk that makes an immediate impression. Such was the case with Vittorio Forte's album Abschied. Was it the loaded romantic title? The typography? Or the name of the performing composer, from whom you expect mostly optimistic baroque? Whatever the case, the album demanded listening at home. The experience there fully matched the jubilant comments of the international music press. What a pianist: refined and elegant playing, a brilliant colour palette, complete technical mastery and a predominance of the score result in a benevolent calm. With Paysages Poetiques, Italian Forte also proves himself a master of adventurous concert programming.