Pietro Scarpini - Mahler And Beyond

The Italian master pianist Pietro Scarpini played Bach's Die Kunst der Fuge from memory and was an early pioneer of Schonberg, Berg, Busoni, Dallapiccola and Hindemith. Until now his art remained almost inaccessible. Rhine Classics' complete collection will include 33 discs to comprehensively represent all the significant recordings left by Scarpini, many recorded privately.

This is a well compiled and formidably performed set. Restorations are excellent and the documentation is pertinent and sports some fine photographic reproductions. It marks a fitting end to the Scarpini odyssey on this label. - MusicWeb International