The Last Bard -Works : Quartetti d'Archi di Torino, Appignani(P), Turconi(Vn), Yoko Kanamaru(Va), W.E.Schmitt(Vc)

Italian composer Alessandro Appignani began to play piano and cello as a small child, and was later drawn to composition, with a keen interest in the avant-garde of the 20th century. Alfred Schnittke is cited by Appignani as a composer who both inspired and influenced him. He studied piano with Marco Fumo, Hans Graf and Lazar Berman. His music is personal and as poetical as the titles might suggest.

First recordings of music by this young Italian composer
Booklet notes
Recordings made in 2009 and 2010
Alessandro Appignani, an Italian contemporary musician and composer, identifies as "The Last Bard", the person giving voice to the deepest human emotions, from the ancient times of the Gilgamesh Saga to the present world, man's journey on an epic scale. ( Brilliant Classics )

Piano Quintet
The Last Bard for string quartet
L'Aleph - 26 Visions for solo piano
Mediterranean Song - Canzona I for viola and piano
A Window in the Wood - Suite for viola
La Coscienza D'Orfeo for violin, cello and piano
Hvareno for string quartet
The Green Island - Canzona II for cello and piano
Das Schloss for solo cello
Scuatu for string quartet

Gianluca Turconi, violin
Yoko Kanamaru, viola
Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, cello
Alessandro Appignani, piano
Quartetto d’archi di Torino