ALBUms

An Afternoon with Regondi

What would a conversation with Giulio Regondi sound like? We will likely never know. Yet through his music we encounter an inspired virtuoso and a keen psychologist of the soul. Each of his 10 Études seems to sketch one or more facets of human emotion: tenderness, joy, languor, restraint, humor, calm, desire, hope, dream… until nearly the full spectrum of inner states has been explored. His air variés, like those of his contemporaries Chopin and Thalberg, draw upon or reimagine the popular vocal successes of his era. An afternoon devoted to delighting in ourselves—recognizing, rediscovering, and gently smiling at the innocent sentimentality of everyday life.