Piano Day 2021: Bianca Gismonti
29.03.21Piano Day takes place on the 88th day of the year because of the number of keys on the instrument being celebrated. In 2021, this day falls on the 29th of March. Worldwide FM celebrates the beauty of the magnificent instrument and the development of its music with six talented pianists from around the world.
Bianca Gismonti is a Brazilian pianist and composer. At the age of 15, she started touring with her father Egberto Gismonti, the prominent pianist, guitarist and composer. Since 2015, she has led projects such as the piano duo Gisbranco, and the piano and percussion duo she forms with her husband, Julio Falavigna.
“In order to celebrate the Piano Day at radio Worldwide FM, I’ve decided to put together a rich musical selection which was part of my forming years as a musician and pianist. For such, I have made a mix of brazilian, latin, contemporary jazz and classical compositions.”
Listen now Tracklist1. “Festa no Carmo” (Bianca Gismonti)
Bianca Gismonti quartet – “Sonhos de Nascimento” album 2013
2. “Aquelas coisas todas” (Toninho Horta)
Duo Gisbranco – “Gisbranco” album 2008
3. Lôro (Egberto Gismonti)
Egberto Gismonti – “Alma” album 2007
4. “Chuvisco” (Tia Amélia)
Hércules Gomes group – “Tia Amélia para sempre” album 2019
5. Mambo en Re menor (Chucho Valdes)
Chucho Valdes – “Artistas cubanos nominados al Grammy” album 2000
6. “Fuga y misterio” (Astor Piazzolla)
Emanuel Ax and Pablo Ziegler – “Piazzolla: Los Tangueros” album 1996
7. Rio, parte XV (Keith Jarrett)
Keith Jarrett – “Rio” album 2011
8. “Blue Bossa” (Kenny Dorham)
Chick Corea and Bobby McFerrin – “Play” album 1990
9. “Choux a la creme” (Hiromi Uehara)
Hiromi – “Place to be” album 2010
10. “Self Portrait” (Tigran Hamasyan)
Tigran Hamasyan – “For Gyumri” album 2018
11. Prelude op.28 n.XV in D flat Major (Frederic Chopin)
Martha Argerich – “Martha Argerich Collection” album 1977
12. Prelude n.6 in D minor (JS Bach)
Glenn Gould – “The Well Tempered Clavier book 1” album 1963
12. Piano Sonata n.7 in B flat Major op.83 – 3 Precipitato (Sergei Prokofiev)
Yuja Wang – “The Berlin Recital” album 2018