Piero RATTALINO:
The long path of the romantic piano
(At the moment available only in italian language)

From the introductory booklet to the cycle:
Four concerts for Romantic piano
played on grand-pianos of the romantic period
restored by Flavio Ponzi, at the:
ROSSINI OPERA FESTIVAL 1994

go to the abstract in english (under construction)

go to the article in italien
Antique Romantic Pianos
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