Superquark Music — Season 1, Episode 1: Piano and Surroundings
54 min • 1 season, 5 episodes • ★ 10.0/10
Episode synopsis
An anthology of portraits, placed inside a new container, also enriched by films of great performers, taken from films and live recordings. Among the names are the violinist Uto Ughi (with his Stradivarius), the cellist Mario Brunello, the harpist Elena Zaniboni, the harpsichordist Enrico Baiano, the classical guitarist Emanuele Segre, the double bass player Franco Petracchi, as well as the musicians of the various sections of the orchestra symphony of Santa Cecilia in Rome. For jazz there will be great soloists such as Paolo Fresu, Gianni Basso, Franco Cerri, Francesco Cafiso, Andrea Dulbecco, Alberto Marsico. Renzo Arbore will also speak, with a curious mandolin player. Many will be accompanied on the piano by Piero Angela.
About Superquark Music
Piero Angela talks about music through instruments and their virtuosos. Each episode brings together a family of instruments: piano and its surroundings; arches ; brass; reeds and stringed instruments.