Biography - Discography - Reviews - Compositions - Writings
DISCOGRAPHY
Ferruccio Busoni - Elegien, Toccata, Albumblätter
Solstice SOCD 158
- 1998
“Choc Du Mois” da Le monde de la musique - “R” ( =
Raccomandato) da Répertoire
«...In a very original approach Fabio Grasso with his beautiful sound quality and his sure
control of the sonority, plays these works with extreme care, trying to enhance
the harmonic richness of Busoni’s music. This sound density, which is even more
highlighted by the quality of the phrasing, captures the listener...» (G. Honoré, Les “recommendés” de Répertoire, n. 116, Sept. 1998)
«...In
Busoni’s catalogue the talented pianist knew how to choose some exceptional
pages, with good taste and discernment ... This charming outline shows Busoni
at the height of his creative vein. This sure and elegant play enhances the
expressiveness of the pieces and of the instrument: Busoni will owe very much
to Fabio Grasso.» (J. Gallois, Les petites
affiches, n. 133 – Nov.
1998)
Anton Rubinstein
Études op. 81, Morceaux op.
71, Morceaux op. 69
First world recording
Solstice SOCD 202 - 2002
«…The pianist Fabio Grasso is composer too … His conception goes far beyond the
plain notes, and this symbiosis with the author originates a real
reconstitution of the creative process … The warmth and the variety of the
sound, the depth, the sincerity and the enthusiasm of the approach allow us to
appreciate the austere beauty and the loftiness of a music that until now has
been too neglected.» (M. Fleury, Diapason, Oct. 2002)
Robert Schumann
Carnaval op. 9
Symphonic Etudes op. 13
with posthumous Variations
Solstice SOCD 221 - 2004
«… Fabio Grasso … has what
is essential for Schumann, the sense of the colour. His Carnaval
does not appear as a suite of abstract variations, it is a theatre with
contrasting scenes, in which every character reveals a little of its soul. Even
in their different nature, the Symphonic Etudes have a similar inner life. An
extremely sure technique allows the interpreter to dominate these works, as
without effort, … with measure, without affectation or excesses. F. Grasso has fulfilled his promises, or rather he did
something better: his talent reaches today a level of maturity that has to
satisfy the most exigent listener.» (Jean Roy, Le monde
de la musique, Jan 2005).
« … After having read the wonderful text of
presentation weitten by the interpreter himself, we
can imagine which kind of performance we’ll listen to … The most impressing
feature of his Schumann is the inventive and extremely musical way to manage agogics and phrasing … Tempi are chosen sagely, without
display of virtuoso speed, the rubato, object of a
structural study, is conducted with great musicality, the sonority is always
round, never aggressive … It is said that a young pianist should avoid to
record works which are so often played in concert and in CDs. But, in all
conscience, how many performances of such a level can we find in the
present-day discography? (Riccardo Risaliti, CD Classics, March 2005)05)
Domenico Scarlatti - The 5 Fugues and 9 Sonatas
Euterp 4767195 - 2002/2003
Fugues
k 30, 41, 58, 93, 417
Sonatas
k 380-381; 497-498; 259-260; 425-426-427
« Rising young Italian
star Fabio Grasso has chosen to include in his
selection all five of the Sonatas which Scarlatti wrote in the form of a fugue
... His intellectual approach to the music is well suited to the fugues, but
there's virtuosity aplenty too - try the disc's final track, marked 'Presto quanto sia possibile
… (castleclassics.com)
DIGITAL ALBUM - Fréderic Chopin: 14 Valses & Fantaisie op. 49
New
indications fo listen to this album are forthcoming
In the CD Voci dentro
il tempo, Bongiovanni 2020:
Fabio
Grasso - Océan sans grèves
for
oboe, bassoon and piano
In
5 movements:
1.
Précession 2. Sphères 3. Accrétion 4. Rayonnement 5. Blancheurs des ténèbres
YouTube excerpt - n. 5 (Track 4),
Blancheurs des ténébres
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Biography - Discography - Reviews - Compositions - Writings