Aldo Ciccolini at the piano. Back in the 1960s, composer Erik Satie’s limpid, odd, but wonderful solo piano music became known largely through the recordings of the late Aldo Ciccolini, who very ...

Erik Satie: Complete Piano Music (Aldo Ciccolini, pianist; EMI). There aren`t many pianists today who would care to record Satie`s complete piano music, nor are there many who could do it justice.

Aldo Ciccolini, the Italian-born pianist who has died aged 89, was a giant of the keyboard, bestriding the concert platforms of the world with artful interpretations of the classics while carving out ...

Pianist Aldo Ciccolini was born in Naples, Italy, but he had a French soul. A passionate champion of French composers, he recorded more than 50 albums, mostly of French repertoire, and along the way ...

The pianist Aldo Ciccolini combined virtuosity with elegant reserve and over more than six decades of performing drew acclaim for his interpretations of underappreciated compositions and composers. He ...

Pianist Aldo Ciccolini broke new ground at the Naples Conservatory in 1947 when he became its youngest professor of piano. Ciccolini went on to a distinguished career, bagging top prizes at several ...

Many Rifftides readers may be familiar with Erik Satie's “Gymnopédie No. 1" because performers including Jessica Williams, Jacques Loussier, Ximo Tébar and Herbie Mann with Bill Evans have recorded ...

Pianist famed for his nimble fingerwork and devotion to less familiar music, particularly from France The pianist Aldo Ciccolini, who has died at the age of 89, was famed for his pearly, translucent ...

Pianist Aldo Ciccolini was born in Naples, but he had a French spirit, championing music by Erik Satie, Debussy and Ravel. He died overnight... Pianist Aldo Ciccolini was born in Naples, Italy, but he ...

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