Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 279, D. 459, D. 459a & Adagio in G Major, D. 178 Giuseppe Bruno

• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major, D. 279:
• 1 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major, D. 279: I. Allegro moderato 10:00
• 2 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major, D. 279: II. Andante 06:47
• 3 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major, D. 279: III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace 03:32
• Piano Sonata No. 3 in E Major, D. 459:
• 4 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 3 in E Major, D. 459: I. Allegro moderato 07:44
• 5 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 3 in E Major, D. 459: II. Scherzo. Allegro 05:44
• 3 Piano Pieces, D. 459a:
• 6 Schubert: 3 Piano Pieces, D. 459a: I. Adagio 06:59
• 7 Schubert: 3 Piano Pieces, D. 459a: II. Scherzo. Allegro 04:03
• 8 Schubert: 3 Piano Pieces, D. 459a: III. Allegro patetico 07:52
• Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major, D. 279:
• 9 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major, D. 279: III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace (Alternative Version) 03:47
• Adagio in G Major, D. 178:
• 10 Schubert: Adagio in G Major, D. 178 08:00
• Adagio in G Major, D. 178 (Alternative Version):
• 11 Schubert: Adagio in G Major, D. 178 (Alternative Version) 06:04
• Total Runtime 01:10:32

Info for Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 279, D. 459, D. 459a & Adagio in G Major, D. 178

Giuseppe Bruno
graduated with honors in Piano, Composition and Conductorship with Professors Specchi, Zangelmi and Taverna. Maestro Bruno specialized in piano with Paolo Bordoni and in conductorship with Leopold Hager. He has attended a seminar in composition at the IRCAM in Paris. Performing for several years as a pianist in many different chamber ensembles as well as a brilliant soloist. He has played with many important orchestras in Italy, USA, Greece, Romania and Germany in a repertory that goes from Mozart to Dallapiccola. From 1987 to 1992 he participated in the “Due Mondi” festival in Spoleto Italy and in 1988 in the Charleston festival in the USA.

In 1991 Maestro Bruno received an award at the International Piano Contest in Rome and in 1992 he received a second award in a duo with violin player Alberto Bologni at the “Viotti” in Vercelli, Italy. He recorded for Nuova Fonit Cetra, Diapason, SAM, Bongiovanni, Ars publica, Ars Musici, as well as for RAI, Swiss French and Italian radio and for WDR in Koeln. He collaborated with directors including Alkis Baltas, Spiros Argiris, Franz Lamprecht, Corneliu Dumbraveanu, violin player Sashko Gawriloff, singers Gail Gilmore and Victor von Halem, and with the Octet of Berlin Philharmonic. He is currently a member of the “Trio Petrarca”. In the past few years he has been acknowledged as a highly regarded conductor in Italy and abroad. Maestro Bruno is at present the Director of the "Giacomo Puccini" Conservatory, in La Spezia, Italy.

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