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ALDO CICCOLINI
This disc gives you a chance to return to pieces you sometimes recorded a
very long time ago. Your first ever studio performances of Chopin, back in
1957, were the Three Waltzes Op. 34. You’ve played all the Chopin waltzes
regularly; why did you choose the Waltz in A minor op.34 no.2 here?
A.C.
: A very melancholy piece. I chose it because it’s the first waltz I ever played in
my life.When I was a child, my first teacher, MariaVigliarolo d’Ovidio – awonderful
teacher – taughtme this piece. It’s a deeply touchingmemory for me.What’smore,
the same piece was on the programme of the recital I gave at the age of eight for
the Press Union inNaples. It was a lovely hall, and I had a tough programme to play.