Maria Gabriella Mariani
Pianist composer and writer
“The Grandioso was truly grandioso, and in the subsequent Cantabile she made the piano sing. An interpretative vision as solid as if carved in stone.”
Latest release
Da Vinci Classics
I. Robert Schumann. Ethics, Aesthetics. The Feeling
An album entirely devoted to Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana Op. 16, Drei Romanzen Op. 28 and Faschingsschwank aus Wien Op. 26. These works have long been part of Maria Gabriella Mariani's musical path, shaping her imagination and refining her artistic voice. They are presented here not merely as repertoire, but as the o...
- 01 Drei Romanzen Op. 28 3 movements 14:27
- 02 Faschingsschwank aus Wien Op. 26 5 movements 22:01
II. From the press
Willem Boone
De Nieuwe Muze
The moment she sat at the grand piano to play a few passages from Liszt's Sonata in B minor, she turned into a veritable tigress. […] The Grandioso was truly grandioso, and in the subsequent Cantabile she made the piano sing. […] An interpretative vision as solid as if carved in stone.
Rob Challinor
MusicWeb International
The turbulent rolling accompaniment of the first romance perfectly complements the melody, restless and yearning, a quality that Ms Mariani captures well. […] I particularly like the juxtaposition of the Romances with Faschingsschwank aus Wien.
Andrea Bedetti
Music Voice
«To purify from defacement» seems to be Mariani's artistic motto — revealing on the surface what was already there, opening where there was once wrongful closure. […] Giovanni Caruso's recording captures Mariani's Steinway with crystalline clarity.
III. Catalogue of works
The scores and the books. Several titles answer one another across the catalogue: a piece has its story, and a story its piece.
They answer one another
- I racconti di Dora e Lucia Kinderliana
- I sogni della ragione non generano mostri Pour jouer
- Ologramma Hologram [Ologramma]
- Riflessi Mediterranea
- Consonanze imperfette Fun-Tango
IV. Listen and watch
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Prokofiev, Sonata No. 2 Op. 14 — live
A live performance of Sergei Prokofiev's Sonata No. 2 Op. 14.
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Prokofiev, Visions fugitives No. 10 — encore
A recital encore: the tenth of the «Visions fugitives» Op. 22.
V. Full biography
A precocious talent, she began improvising at the piano at the age of three, revealing extraordinary creativity and musical aptitude from early childhood. A representative of the Neapolitan Piano School, she made her debut at thirteen at the Amalfi International Festival, at the invitation of the school's leading figure Vincenzo Vitale , and at fourteen she won the La Spezia Prize. In the same period she made her debut at the Aterforum in Rimini, as part …