Volver Vittorio Forte

• Carlos Gardel (1890 - 1935): Por una cabeza (Transc. for Piano Solo by Vittorio Forte):
• 1 Gardel: Por una cabeza (Transc. for Piano Solo by Vittorio Forte) 03:40
• Carlos Guastavino (1912 - 2000): Las Niñas:
• 2 Guastavino: Las Niñas 05:46
• Bailecito:
• 3 Guastavino: Bailecito 03:39
• Manuel Ponce (1882 - 1948): Rapsodia Mexicana No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor:
• 4 Ponce: Rapsodia Mexicana No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor 08:27
• Alfonso Leng (1884 - 1974): 5 Doloras:
• 5 Leng: 5 Doloras: No. 1, Quasi allegretto 01:48
• 6 Leng: 5 Doloras: No. 2, Andante 02:45
• 7 Leng: 5 Doloras: No. 3, Larghetto 02:30
• 8 Leng: 5 Doloras: No. 4, Andante 01:24
• 9 Leng: 5 Doloras: No. 5, Largo 01:52
• Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959): Ciclo Brasileiro, W 374:
• 10 Villa-Lobos: Ciclo Brasileiro, W 374: No. 2, Impressões seresteiras in C-Sharp Minor 06:18
• Valsa da dor, W 316:
• 11 Villa-Lobos: Valsa da dor, W 316 05:05
• Ernesto Lecuona (1896 - 1963): 6 Danzas Afro-Cubanas:
• 12 Lecuona: 6 Danzas Afro-Cubanas: No. 1, La Conga de Media Noche 02:48
• 13 Lecuona: 6 Danzas Afro-Cubanas: No. 6, La Comparsa 02:02
• Alberto Nepomuceno (1864 - 1920): 4 Peças Lyricas, Op. 13:
• 14 Nepomuceno: 4 Peças Lyricas, Op. 13: No. 1, Anhelo 02:58
• 15 Nepomuceno: 4 Peças Lyricas, Op. 13: No. 2, Valsa 02:24
• 16 Nepomuceno: 4 Peças Lyricas, Op. 13: No. 3, Dialogo 02:38
• 17 Nepomuceno: 4 Peças Lyricas, Op. 13: No. 4, Galhofeira 03:01
• Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992): Adiós Noniño, Tango Rapsodia (Piano Version):
• 18 Piazzolla: Adiós Noniño, Tango Rapsodia (Piano Version) 09:43
• Luis A. Calvo (1882 - 1945): Lejano Azul:
• 19 Calvo: Lejano Azul 03:34
• Malvaloca:
• 20 Calvo: Malvaloca 03:08
• Carlos Gardel: Volver (Transc. for Piano Solo by Vittorio Forte):
• 21 Gardel: Volver (Transc. for Piano Solo by Vittorio Forte) 05:05
• Total Runtime 01:20:35

Info for Volver

Uncompromisingly, the composers of Latin America pay a no-holds-barred tribute to their peoples, enhancing the melodies and rhythms that drive their lives. From romantic influences to innovating languages, each work testifies to a tradition. To me, a record is also the snapshot view of a reflection which crystallises an urge to explore a unique realm, to delve into it and embark on a journey, to retrace an entire history, going back to the very origins of what inspires artistic creation. (Vittorio Forte)

Vittorio Forte, piano

Vittorio Forte
Acclaimed for his elegant, eloquent playing, Vittorio Forte weaves his artistic path with curiosity and originality. From C.P.E. Bach or F. Couperin to the formidable transcriptions of Earl Wild, via the works of Russian composer Nikolay Medtner, each foray into a new repertoire is an experience lived in depth and with sincerity.

Born in Italy, it was at the age of seventeen that Vittorio Forte decided to devote himself entirely to music, under the guidance of Argentine pianist José Lepore. In 1998, he left Italy to settle permanently in France, where he continued his studies with Christian Favre at the HEM in Lausanne. He later joined the International Piano Academy Lake Como, where he studied with such great masters as Andreas Staier, Menahem Pressler, Fou Ts’ong and William Naboré.

Prizewinner in various competitions in Italy, Spain and Switzerland, he came to prominence with the Vlado Perlemuter Grand Prix in 2007. Since then, he has performed in several European countries, as well as in the United States and Japan, notably at the La Roque d’Anthéron Piano Festival, Festival de Radio France Montpellier Occitanie, La Folle Journée de Nantes, Chopin à Nohant, Lille Piano Festival, and in venues such as Geneva’s Victoria Hall, Berlin’s Konzerthaus, Paris’s Salle Cortot, Umea Opera House, Madrid’s Juan March Foundation and Japan’s Akita Theatre.

Since 2009, his recordings, including for the Lyrinx label, have received excellent reviews from the specialist press in many countries. Nominated for the ICMA (International Classical Music Awards) in 2014 and 2020, his recording career demonstrates the diversity of his repertoire and the originality of the programs he proposes. In 2019, Vittorio Forte signed with the Italian American Odradek label, a collaboration marked by a first album devoted to C.P.E. Bach (Joker de Crescendo, 5 Classica stars, 5 Diapasons).

His 2021 album, a tribute to the great American pianist Earl Wild through his transcriptions, was widely praised by the international press (Choix de Musiq3 RTBF, Disque du jour France Inter, Opus d’Or, Critics’ Choice International Piano Magazine…) and noted for its inventiveness, colorful poetry and elegant virtuosity. His recording of the Russian composer Nikolay Medtner, again for the Odradek label, was selected by Le Monde and awarded the “Joker” by Crescendo Magazine, the “Opus d’or” and the 5 stars by Classica magazine.

In 2016, Vittorio Forte created the C.A.P.A. (Centre d’Activités Pianistiques et Artistiques) in Montpellier, where he is in charge of a series of masterclass, as well as programming the Piano Intime season.

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