August 16, 2021

Bach Nostalghia receives the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik

The German Record Critics’ Prize has published the third quarterly list of the year 2021. The PdSK’s 156 critics jurors, divided into 32 specialist juries, have selected 29 winning titles for the list of best from the new releases on the sound carrier market from the last quarter.

Bach Nostalghia from Francesco Piemontesi was awarded the prestigious “Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik” prize in the category of Keyboard Music.

“…With his new album, the Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi takes us back to the great time of the transcriptions of Ferruccio Busoni and Wilhelm Kempff. With astonishing nuances, he develops a rich, authentic sound against the carefully orchestrated background of historically informed performance practice…”

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