Pietro Ballerini Puviani

Carl Czerny is well known as Beethoven’s pupil and amanuensis; as a pianist and piano teacher in his own right, and even to pianophiles as an important composer for the instrument. Pietro Delle Chiaie now illuminates another side to this influential figure in early- Romantic Europe, with the first-ever complete collection of Czerny’s organ music.
Every serious piano student nowadays works their way through Czerny’s exhaustive collections of studies, which refine every aspect of piano technique. As a former student, however, Franz Liszt regarded Czerny’s creative abilities highly enough to invite him in 1837 to contribute to a jointly composed piece, the Hexameron, alongside the likes of Chopin and Thalberg.

The world premiere recording of Torelli's Triosonatas opus 2 (1686) performed by violinist Pietro Battistoni together with the Rosso Verona Baroque Ensemble. This recording is an important contribution to our appreciation of Torelli as a pivotal chamber music composer.

This latest work by the Roman bassist and composer, entirely made up of his own original songs, represents the realization and fulfillment of the artist's long work of introspection and research (from his previous album as leader "Second Phase" to today) in which he perfected and refined his instrumental, compositional and arranging approach, experimenting with different timbral sounds through the use of particular instrumental combinations, together with musicians with whom he shared the most important and fundamental stages from the beginning of his musical career.

Pietro Beltrani is a pianist, composer, and arranger based in Italy. He graduated from the Conservatorio Rossini with full marks and honors, and later obtained a diploma at the International Piano Academy "Incontri col Maestro" in Imola, studying with Franco Scala and Piero Rattalino. Being awarded over 20 prizes in national piano competitions, he has played in all the most important Italian halls and theaters. In 2021, he released his classical debut album with Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and founded the Beltrani Modern Piano Trio. His discography ranges from classical music to jazz, and original compositions that bridge these two worlds.