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German-born American classical pianist
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- United States of America, Germany
- classical pianist, academic musician, pianist, musician
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A shelter where people can be sure of quality and find so much to discover: founder Michael Adda on his record label, La Dolce Volta
[…] was crazy but that he, Ciccolini, was crazy too. Ciccolini's only condition was that the sound quality had to be first-rate; that first CD, of Ciccolini in Mozart went worldwide. This was the beginning of the adventure.Other musicians came partly because of Ciccolini but also because of La Dolce Volta's way of working, their packaging and promotion of the discs. They recorded Ciccolini's final three studio discs and then recorded discs by the pianist Menahem Pressler (known for his work in the Beaux Arts Trio). La Dolce Volta became recognised as a boutique label with great musicians and great sound.The label was originally distributed by the old Harmonia Mundi, then in 2016, Harmonia Mundi was bought by PIAS. PIAS has proved a good distributor in France but less so worldwide, and in 2024 La Dolce Volta moves to a new distributor, one that specialises in classical music worldwide. Michael admits […]
2023-09-01 13:00:56
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Obituaries Pianist and founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio, Menahem Pressler, died on May 6, at the age of 99. Alongside his performing career, he maintained a career as a professor of music at the Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. Austrian pianist Ingrid Haebler died on May 14, 2023, at the age of [...]
Norman Lebrecht - Slipped disc
2023-06-01 17:59:33
We said goodbye to Menahem today at a... The post The music at Menahem Pressler’s funeral appeared first on Slippedisc.
2023-05-31 07:00:00