Lorenzo Cossi

Lorenzo Cossi – Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 4, 9, 10 & 26 (2019)
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With the Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 7, published by Artaria “for harpsichord and piano” in 1797, Beethoven expands the scope of keyboard technique and structural proportions. Indeed, some of the passagework in the outer movements must have been prohibitive to most amateur pianists; and the length of the sonata, at the time, made it the longest work for piano ever published, and the second longest sonata Beethoven composed (the record goes to the Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”). Metric displacements and violent dynamic contrasts inform the opening movement, while the prayer-like Adagio is possibly one of the most extraordinary achievements of Beethoven’s youth. The Allegro that follows, light and playful, is interrupted by a stormy “minore” section that was most likely the inspiration for the first of Schubert’s Klavierstücke, D 946. The melodious but challenging Rondo closes the sonata, unexpectedly, in a murmur.

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Lorenzo Cossi – Brahms: Piano Pieces, Opp. 116-119 (2022)
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Born in 1982, Lorenzo Cossi graduated in Trieste Conservatory “G. Tartini” with Giuliana Gulli, sister of the great violinist Franco Gulli. He continued studying with Giuliana Gulli and with Nino Gardi, following also masterclasses by great musicians, such as Joachim Achùcarro in Siena, Elisso Virsaladze (Sermoneta, Italy), William Grant Naborè (Lake Como International Piano Academy) and Jerome Lowenthal (Music Academy of the West, California). As a chamber music lover, Lorenzo plays often in chamber music recitals with cellist Marianna Sinagra. He won several prizes in international competitions, such as the “Rina Sala Gallo” in Monza, the “L. Gante” in Pordenone, the „Maria Canals“ in Barcelona and others. For two editions he has been finalist in the “F. Busoni” competition in Bolzano. Recently he was one of the five finalist at the prestigious “E. Honens” International Competition in Calgary, Canada, where he could play with great musicians, such as the cellist Johannes Moser. Since 2018 Lorenzo Cossi has a piano masterclass at the Conservatory Klagenfurt.
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