Alfredo Rossi Explained

Alfredo Rossi Vezzani
Birth Name:Alfredo Rossi Vezzani
Birth Date:1906 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Milan, Italy
Death Place:Adrogué, Argentina
Genre:Classical music
Occupation:Pianist

Alfredo Rossi (15 August 1906 – 5 September 1986) was an Italian pianist who specialized in chamber music and was notably famous at his time as accompanist to solo artists.[1]

Biography

From an early age, he studied piano with his mother, Gisella Vezzani. At the age of 6 years he was presented to a contest at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan and obtained a scholarship to continue his studies. In the Conservatory studied piano with the teacher,[2] finishing the studies in July 1925.[3] Later he studied composition in the same Conservatory, under the direction of the teacher Arrigo Pedrollo, finishing in 1931.[4] He won the first prize of the conservatory and the famous titles "Durini" and "Erba". He also won the first prize of the Interprovincial Lombard Union of the Musician Contest.[5] He completed further studies with Nicola Janigro, father of the famous cellist Antonio Janigro. Precisely, accompanying Antonio Janigro began to give his first concerts,[6] and curiously, in his first presentations also accompanied his brothers Umberto Rossi (cellist) and Eliane Rossi (soprano).[7] [8]

At the end of World War II, he joined the Chamber Orchestra of Milan, directed by .[9] He had great success in Spain,[10] [11] which opened the doors to start gigging in this country,[12] both soloist and as an accompanist.

In Madrid, he met his future wife, Andrea Miguel Llorente, with whom he had two children, Lucia and Roberto.

After offering some successful concerts in Brazil accompanying Pierre Fournier,[13] he warned that he would have better job opportunities in South America. He decided to settle in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a city to which his mother and three of his sisters had emigrated earlier. In the Port of Barcelona on March 30, 1951,[14] he sailed with his family aboard the transatlantic Conte Bianacamano, disembarking on April 14, 1951,[15] in Buenos Aires, where he definitely established.

Chamber music

Artistically he specialized in chamber music, and tried from the teaching to promote the development of this specialty. In his own words, he was not an accompanist of soloists but was part of the chamber duos.

Teaching

He was professor of piano in the following conservatories:

Travel

In addition to concerts in his native country, he gave concerts in many countries, among others:

Concerts

See main article: Alfredo Rossi concerts.

Related artists

He accompanied famous artists of his time, such as: Antonio Janigro, Pierre Fournier, Guila Bustabo,,[40], Victoria de los Ángeles, Montserrat Caballé, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Georg Kulenkampff, Virginia Paris, Dimitry Markevitch, Mascia Predit, Gaspar Cassadó, Bernard Michelin, Eva Heinitz,[41] Váša Příhoda,,,, Alfredo Campoli, Ida Haendel, Enrico Mainardi,, Riccardo Brengola, André Navarra, Camilla Wicks, Ivry Gitlis,, Ruggiero Ricci, Ricardo Odnoposoff,, Gloria Davy, Isaac José Weinstein, Erno Valasek, Ruben Varga,, Peter-Lukas Graf, Simón Bajour, Anahí Carfi, Christian Ferras, Carmela Saghy, Lawrence Winters, Agustín León Ara, Uto Ughi, McHenry Boatwright,[42] among others.

Recordings

Notes and References

  1. http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1954/05/11/055.html Notas Musicales
  2. http://archivio.corriere.it/Archivio/interface/view.shtml#!/NjovZXMvaXQvcmNzZGF0aWRhY3M0L0A2MDU1Ng%3D%3D "Serata benefica al Conservatorio"
  3. http://archivio.corriere.it/Archivio/interface/view.shtml#!/MTovZXMvaXQvcmNzZGF0aWRhY3AxL0AxMjU2Njc%3D "Al R. Conservatorio di musica Verdi"
  4. http://archivio.corriere.it/Archivio/interface/view.shtml#!/NjovZXMvaXQvcmNzZGF0aWRhY3MzL0AxMzIyMTA%3D "I saggi al Conservatorio"
  5. http://archivio.corriere.it/Archivio/interface/view.shtml#!/MzovZXMvaXQvcmNzZGF0aWRhY3MzL0AxMDQ0MQ%3D%3D "All'Universita Popolare"
  6. http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,4/articleid,1138_01_1935_0184_0004_24303334/anews,true/ "Oggi ala radio"
  7. http://archivio.corriere.it/Archivio/interface/view.shtml#!/NjovZXMvaXQvcmNzZGF0aWRhY3MzL0A5Nzc2NA%3D%3D "Al Conservatorio"
  8. http://archivio.corriere.it/Archivio/interface/view.shtml#!/MzovZXMvaXQvcmNzZGF0aWRhY3MzL0AxMjA2ODM%3D "I concerti"
  9. http://archiviostorico.virtualnewspaper.it/gazzettadelmezzogiorno/books/19480101bari/#2 "L'orchestra di Milano alla Camerata"
  10. http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1946/11/19/pagina-6/33109190/pdf.html "La Orquesta de Cámara de Milán"
  11. http://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.cmd?interno=S&posicion=11&path=1000203401&presentacion=pagina "Asociación Cultura Musical de San Sebastián"
  12. http://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.cmd?posicion=27&path=1000203559&presentacion=pagina "El pianista Alfredo Rossi Vezzani en el Instituto de Cultura Italiana"
  13. http://acervo.folha.uol.com.br/fdm/1950/05/19/1//228658 "Pierre Fournier"
  14. http://hemeroteca.sevilla.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1951/03/13/002.html "Próximas salidas desde Barcelona"
  15. http://cemla.com/buscador/ "CEMLA"
  16. https://archive.today/20161117134808/http://www.bgpedia.it/benigni-luciano "Benigni, Luciano"
  17. https://archive.today/20161117135107/http://www.bgpedia.it/mazzoleni-amleto "Mazzoleni, Amleto"
  18. https://archive.today/20161117135110/http://www.bgpedia.it/nessi-aldo "Nessi, Aldo"
  19. Web site: Conservatorio Superior de Música Manuel de Falla . 2022-07-11 . 2018-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181228142154/http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/cultura/ensenanzaartistica/conservatorio-superior-de-musica-manuel-de-falla . dead .
  20. https://www.lanacion.com.ar/educacion/manuel-de-falla-el-instituto-que-lucha-por-una-sede-propia-nid2029966 "Manuel de Falla, el instituto que lucha por una sede propia"
  21. http://www.operapassion.com/cdcodelosanc.html "Conciertos-Victoria de los Angeles-Teatro Colón 1962 y 1972"
  22. http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/386030/10175 "Renato Barbieri na Cultura Artística"
  23. http://www.revistamusicalchilena.uchile.cl/index.php/RMCH/article/viewPDFInterstitial/1077/955 "Conciertos de solistas – Victoria de los Ángeles"
  24. http://archiviostorico.virtualnewspaper.it/gazzettadelmezzogiorno/books/19370117bari/#2 "Notizie Brevi"
  25. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00001565/01845/11j "Victoria de los Ángeles"
  26. http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010988338:mpeg21:p001 "Christian Ferras: van de muzen begenadigd"
  27. http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/tel4/newspapers/issue/L%27%C3%A9cho%20de%20Paris/1937/12/3?page=4 "Recitals et concerts"
  28. http://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.cmd?interno=S&posicion=21&path=1000203591&forma=&presentacion=pagina "Brillante temporada de conciertos en la Gibraltar Society for Musical Culture"
  29. Concert Program
  30. Web site: "Universal Music Japan" . 2016-08-20 . 2016-09-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160917201408/http://www.universal-music.co.jp/p/TYGE-60016/?s=108903 . dead .
  31. http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19600310-1.1.5.aspx "Cellist to give a recital"
  32. http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011200982:mpeg21:p004 "Antonio Janigro"
  33. http://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.cmd?interno=S&posicion=16&path=1000203593&presentacion=pagina "Lisboa"
  34. http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/freepress19600314-1.2.84.aspx "Cellist Mr. Michelin to play in Singapore"
  35. http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19600324-1.2.45.aspx "Great reception for Michelin"
  36. http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/freepress19600330-1.2.46.aspx "The old Vic... where the cello will sound heavenly"
  37. http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19600501-1.2.31.aspx "Cellist on the air"
  38. http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1949/01/23/pagina-11/32828031/pdf.html "Palacio de la Música – La cantante Virginia Paris"
  39. http://www.victoriadelosangeles.org/dl.asp?168.153.212.243.14.117.102.105.4.224.120.99.250.177.119.89.147.197.2.205.205.103.74.165.243.78.170.43.54.25.126.216.33.133.202.22.76 "Victoria de los Ángeles canta a Nin"
  40. http://archiviostorico.virtualnewspaper.it/gazzettadelmezzogiorno/books/19480101bari/#2 "1 gennaio 1948"
  41. Boletín de música y artes visuales, vols. 51–76
  42. Boletín Interamericano de Música, Números 1–380
  43. https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/4384412 Stanford University Libraries
  44. https://archive.org/stram/Boletin_Oficial_Republica_Argentina_1ra_seccion_1973-01-22/1973-01-22_djvu.txt Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina

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