Carlo Grante (born 1960) is an Italian classical pianist. Born in

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and graduating from the National Academy of St Cecilia in Rome, he performs classical and contemporary classical music. His discography consists of more than 50 albums.

Biography

After graduating from the Conservatory of St. Cecilia under , Grante studied in the under

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at the

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, with Rudolf Firkusny at the

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in New York, and then with

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-Pogorelić in London. Grante has performed and recorded a wide range of concert repertoire, focusing often on lesser-known works. His discography ranges from works by

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and the complete sonatas of

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, to twentieth-century composers like

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and

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. He has performed with major orchestras across Europe such as

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, Cappella Istropolitana,

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, Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, and

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. Grante has also written scholarly articles regarding research into methodology and piano literature. At the

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in 1995, Grante performed the world premiere of the 53 Studies on the Études of Chopin by Leopold Godowsky. In 1996, on the occasion of two recitals at Wigmore Hall in London, a ''

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'' reviewer wrote: "The discs of Grante had shown astonishing qualities... his live performances have then proved him to be the first rate pianist that his discs suggested." In 1997, he gave a series of six recitals in New York. He performed again at the Newport Music Festival in 2011 and 2012. A number of works have been dedicated to him, most notably ''Chopin Dreams'' and a

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by composer

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Discography

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: Works for Piano and Orchestra, Orchestra dei Pomeriggi musicali di Milano,

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CD-1047 *Piano works by Busoni, Bloch, Finnissy &

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, Music & Arts CD-1247 *Busoni, Troncon – P. Troncon: 6 Preludes and Fugues F. Busoni: Prélude et Etude; Fantasia nach Bach; Vivace e Leggero; Perpetuum mobile, Music & Arts CD-1157 *Busoni,

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– Busoni: Fantasia Contrappuntistica, Roman Vlad: Opus Triplex, Music & Arts CD-1186-1 *

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– The Sonatas for Solo Piano, Vol. 1, Altarus *

Edition, Vol. 1 – Passacaglia; 12 Schubert Song Transcriptions, Music & Arts CD-984 *Godowsky Edition, Vol. 2 – Bach Violin Sonatas Transcriptions, Music & Arts CD-1039 *Godowsky Edition, Vol. 3 – Bach Cello Suites Transcriptions, Music & Arts CD-1046 *Godowsky Edition, Vol. 4 – Studies on Chopin's Etudes, Music & Arts CD-1093 *Godowsky Edition, Vol. 5 – Transcriptions from Weber, Schumann, Chopin, Music & Arts CD-1189 *Godowsky Edition, Vol. 6 – "Renaissance" Transcriptions, Music & Arts CD-1215 *Godowsky Edition, Vol. 7 – Transcriptions and Paraphrases, Albeniz to Richard Strauss, Music & Arts CD-1259 *Godowsky Studies on Chopin's Etudes Vol. 1, Studien über die Etüden von Chopin Nos. 1–20, Altarus Air CD 9092 *Godowsky Studies on Chopin's Etudes Vol. 2, Studien über die Etüden von Chopin Nos. 21–43, Altarus Air CD 9093 *Godowsky Studies on Chopin's Etudes Vol. 3, Studien über die Etüden von Chopin Nos. 44–48, Passacaglia, 4 Chopin Waltz transcriptions, Altarus Air CD 9094 *

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**Platti – Sonatas Vol. 1, Sonatas 1–4, Dante PSG9647 **Platti – Sonatas Vol. 2, Sonatas 5–8, Dante PSG9648 **Platti – Sonatas Vol. 3, Sonatas 9–13, Dante PSG9651 *Liszt, Busoni, Sorabji – Liszt: Norma Fantasy, Don Juan Fantasy, Busoni: Sonatina super Carmen, Sorabji: Carmen Pastiche, Altarus Air CD *

–

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, Harmonies poétiques et religieuses *Carlo Grante Live in New York – Liszt: Mazeppa, Sonata, Bach-Busoni: Chaconne *

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– Concerto K. 449 – Concerto K. 488 – Concerto K. 365 (Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome; B. Sieberer, cond.; Barbara Panzarella, piano II in K. 365), Music & Arts CD-1222 *

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; Saint-Saëns; Elliot – Music for Woodwinds and Piano, Altarus Air CD 9032 *

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– Preludes Op. 32, Corelli Variations, Isle of the Dead (transcr. G. Kirkor) Music & Arts CD-1128 *Scarlatti –

, Vol. 1 (6 CDs, 90 Sonatas), 30 Essercizi, Parma book I: Sonatas 1–30, Parma book II: Sonatas 1–30, Music & Arts CD-1236 *Scarlatti – Domenico Scarlatti, Vol. 2 (6 CDs, 90 Sonatas), Parma book III: Sonatas 1–30, Parma book IV: Sonatas 1–30, Parma book V: Sonatas 1–30, Music & Arts CD-1242 * Franz Schmidt – Concertante Variations for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Concerto in E-flat major German Radio Orchestra, MDR Leipzig,

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, cond. Querstand VKJK 0611 *

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– Three Piano Sonatas, Sonata, Op. 11, Sonata, Op. 14, Sonata, Op. 22 Music & Arts CD-1120 *Roman Vlad – Major piano works Cantata No. 3, "Le ciel est vide" Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus and Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli, cond. Music & Arts CD-1217 * Maria Hofer – Toccata (piano solo) Ballada, for violoncello and piano (with Euden Prochak) Lieder (with Patrizia Cigna, Wolf Matthias Friedrich) *Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart –

Twelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman" Twelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman", K. 265/300e, is a piano composition by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed when he was around 25 years old (1781 or 1782). This piece consists of twelve variations on the French folk song "Ah! v ...

Publications

*''Criteri primari di metodologia pianistica'', Rugginenti Editori, Milano, 2012 . English ''Fundamentals of Piano Methodology'' (2013),

Bibliography

*Roberto Piana, ''Around the Piano. Appunti intorno al pianoforte'', Magnum Edizioni, Sassari, 2001 *''Roberto Piana incontra Carlo Grante'', Editoriale Documenta, Cargeghe, 2009

References

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