(Youtube video links below reviews, scroll down) REVIEW FANFARE MAGAZINE by Huntley Dent – Colin Clarke (R) The first Piazzolla piece, El mundo de los dos, is given an unhurried performance that begins with chords of Chopinesque clouds that carry with them a tension that continuously threatens to explode out. This is a remarkable performance,…
…”The star of Rosa Antonelli seems to be in the ascendant. This set of performances, caught live in the Stern Auditorium of Carnegie Hall, New York in October 2011, confirms impressions left by her Albany disc Abrazando, reviewed by myself in Fanfare 39:3, of a pianist of utmost sensitivity, one clearly hyper-attuned to the music…
…” As an adjunct to the main review of a complete recital to benefit The Lambs in New York City, here are four mementos of Rosa Antonelli’s Carnegie Hall recital in 2011. The highly accomplished Argentine pianist plays to strength in dances by Ginastera and Piazzolla, but it’s good to be reminded that a champion…
Argentinian pianist Rosa Antonelli, a Steinway Artist since 1998 is one of today’s leading performers and a champion of classical Latin-American and Spanish music. She has toured extensively, with more than 1,000 concerts in Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America and North America, and she is dedicated to performing and recording the works of these composers for…
Rosa Antonelli was introducing her New CD ” ABRAZANDO : LATIN EMBRACE ” to the GALA HONORING COMMENDATORE ALDO MANCUSI ” On Sunday, September 27th, at the New York Athletic Club located on Central Park South, a gala celebration was held honoring Commendatore Aldo Mancusi and the life and legacy of Mme. Licia Albanese…” “……
Excerpts from the review BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE (to read the complete review, click here) “…the Mexican composer Manuel Ponce … whose romanticism is gracefully persuasive, and threaded through the disc is a fine collection of tangos by the great Astor Piazzolla …” Invierno Porteno and Verano Porteno are sinuous delights …” “…threaded through the disc is…
Excerpts from the review by Huntley Dent at FANFARE MAGAZINE . Complete Review ” I was captivated by Antonelli’s ability to create and sustain every mood in the program from Baroque dignity to the rustic exuberance of the Tres Danzas Argentinas by Luis Gianneo…” ” …the warmth of this album’s title is matched by piano…