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Alfredo Piatti
12+ albums
Classicalcellocomposercontemporary classicalItaly
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Carlo Alfredo Piatti (January 8, 1822 – July 18, 1901) was an Italian cellist. He was born at Borgo Canale, in Bergamo and died in Mozzo, 4 miles from Bergamo. The cellist Alfredo Piatti made his concert debut at 15 and started touring at 16. No one doubted the young virtuoso's skill on the instrument, but he did not draw large crowds. As a result, when Piatti fell ill during an engagement, he was forced to sell his cello to cover the medical costs. Franz Liszt invited him to appear as a guest performer at one of his recitals; stunned by what the boy could do on a borrowed cello, Liszt presented him with a superb new instrument. Piatti went on to become one of the most celebrated cellists of his day, as popular for the pieces he wrote as for the robust and unsentimental way he performed them. The son of a violinist, Antonio Piatti, he originally began his studies on the violin before switching to the cello. As a cellist, he studied under his grandfather, Gaetario Zanetti, a great cellist. After two years of studying, he joined the theater orchestra, where he played for three months - for ten shillings, half of which his grandfather took. After Zanetti's death, he became a pupil at the conservatorio of Milan under Merighi. From 1838, he journeyed over Europe, playing with extraordinary success in all the important cities of the continent. In 1844 he appeared before the London public at a Philharmonic Concert. In 1859, on the foundation of the Popular Concerts, he took up the
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12 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 2 in E Flat Major - Andante religioso
838212 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 1. Allegro quasi presto
614312 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 7. Maestoso
346412 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 3. Moderato
209512 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 2. Andante religioso
204612 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 9. Allegro
183712 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 8. Moderato ma energico
154812 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 10. Allegro deciso
151912 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 12. Allegretto capriccioso
1491012 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 1 in G Minor - Allegro quasi presto
141albums
Piatti: Caprices for Solo Cello
Capriccioso
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Capriccioso: Works for Solo Cello by Piatti • Duport • Popper
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Piatti: Complete Cello Sonatas
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Cello Compositions (Frescobaldi - Cassado, Valentini - Piatti, Boccherini - Schröder, Locatelli - Piatti)
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Boccherini: 6 Cello Sonatas (arr. Piatti)
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Piatti: 12 Caprices for Solo Cello, Op. 25
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Alfredo Piatti: 12 Caprices, Op. 25 & Reminiscence of Verdi's Trovatore, Op. 20
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Piatti: Music for Cello and Piano, 2 Songs
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Piatti: 12 Capricci for Cello Solo
Piatti: Capricci, Op. 22 & Op. 25 per Violoncello solo - Dallapiccola: Ciaccona, Intermezzo & Adagio
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Piatti / Bentzon: 12 Caprices / 16 Etudes