NICOLOSI, FRANCESCO

Born in Catania, Francesco Nicolosi is one of the most distinguished pianists of the Italian tradition. He studied under Vincenzo Vitale and won third prize at the 1980 International Santander Piano Competition and in the same year second prize (first prize not awarded) at the Concours International d’Exécution Musical in Geneva, becoming one of the world’s foremost pianists of his generation. He has played in recitals and as a soloist with prestigious orchestras, in some of the most famous concert halls of Europe, has toured in the United States, Argentina, Russia, Japan and China, and is a regular guest in the most exclusive festivals of the world. His recordings of Thalberg and Liszt Bellini paraphrases received the 1994 Bellini Golden Prize, and as president of the Sigismund Thalberg International Study Centre he has developed for years an intense body of work devoted to the research and revaluation of the music of the legendary Austrian pianist, of whom he is today the only recognised interpreter in the world.

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MOZART: Piano Variations, Vol. 1	8.550611
MOZART: Piano Variations, Vol. 2	8.550612
MOZART: Piano Variations, Vol. 3	8.550613
PAISIELLO: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 / Proserpine Overture	8.557031
SCARLATTI, D.: Keyboard Sonatas (Complete), Vol. 9	8.570368
SCHUMANN, C.: Piano Concerto in A Minor / Piano Trio in G Minor	8.557552
THALBERG: Fantasies on Operas by Bellini	8.223355
THALBERG: Fantasies on Operas by Bellini	8.555498
THALBERG: Fantasies on Operas by Donizetti	8.223365
THALBERG: Fantasies on Operas by Rossini	8.555501
THALBERG: Fantasies on Operas by Verdi, Rossini and Bellini	8.223367
THALBERG: Piano Concerto in F Minor / Souvenirs de Beethoven	8.553701
THALBERG: Soirees de Pausilippe (Les)	8.223807
THALBERG: Variations on Operas by Rossini	8.223366