Dear friends,
The most recent addition to my CD collection is Piano works vol. 2 by Luca Moscardi, played by the Sicilian pianist Tania Cardillo.
Maybe you are not familiar with this living Italian composer (born in 1976); thus, let me quote the review of Piano works vol. 1 appeared last October on recordsinternational.com: “Moscardi seems to be a most extraordinary case, based on available information; but the important thing is that he has produced some first-rate music that is original, entirely approachable in a tonal idiom, and unfailingly pianistic…” (
https://www.recordsinternational.com/cd.php?cd=10Y023)
The composer acknowledges Scriabin and early Szymanowski as models for his first opus numbers, and surely there are reminiscences of Poulenc and Tailleferre in his exquisite Concertino for piano and orchestra op. 13 (two performances are available on lucamadeus, the composer’s youtube channel).
“Piano works vol. 2” includes the cycle of “Five Nocturnal Tales op. 39” composed in 2021. They are essentially Nocturnes proposing a progressive shift of mood “from dark to light”.
Let me praise in particular Nocturnal Tale no. 4 (you can hear it freely on Spotify, or listen to other performances on youtube): I find it particularly successful for its structural integrity, its nostalgic themes and some ingenious modulations.
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