Marcela Fiorillo in Reviews
Messiaen concert review - Canberra Times - 24 September 2011
Jennifer Gall - Canberra Times - 2011
REVIEWS
"Having already enjoyed the brilliant playing of Argentine-born pianist Marcela Fiorillo, in the tango music of her own country, I had looked forward to hearing her performing in the standard European repertoire, and this Canberra recital afforded that opportunity. I was not disappointed. The first half of Fiorillo's program was devoted to three major woks for solo piano by Liszt, starting with his heroic elegy Funerailles, a powerful work which opens with the clanging of tolling bells, which in turn lead to a sombre funeral march. It received an arresting performance, the highly demanding middle section, with its rolling octaves in the bass, thrown off with great assurance. The warm poetic expression of the Sonetto 104 del Petrarca was quite beautifully captured, while the Ballade N2 was accomplished with bravura playing that was as impressive as it was satisfying. This was pianism of notable quality. It was the finest Liszt playing I have enjoyed since those notable programs presented in Canberra more than two decades ago by Geoffrey Tozer. But those were performed in the Llewellyn Hall on a concert grant and this equally powerful performance by Fiorillo certainly called for a fine concert piano in the acoustics of a large Hall. The second half of the program brought an equally fine realization of one of Beethoven most expressively powerful works. This was a recital of notable pianism and rewarding musicality."
( W.L.Hoffmann - The Canberra Times - Australia - 2006 )
"...with the visiting Argentinian keyboard virtuoso, Marcela Fiorillo. ...Then followed two groups of 20th.century piano works by Latinamerican composers, performed on the modern piano by Marcela Fiorillo... A more extensive selection from the music of her native Argentina,which she played with a passion and brillance that is as arresting as it is exciting, included a parafrasis sobre Adios Nonino by astor Piazzolla, and a highly virtuosic toccata by Antonio Tauriello which was projected with brilliant assurance."
( W.L.Hoffmann - The Canberra Times - Australia - 2006 )
"The first part of this presentation was essencially a solo piano recital of tango -influenced music performed by the brilliant young visiting Argentinian pianist Marcela Fiorillo. Most of the pieces were performed in her own arrangements, and her very attractive playing pleasantly captured this atmosphere, matching an impressive technical assurance with a warm expressive tonal control of the keyboard. Her familiarity with the styles and moods of the various works was very apparent, and such numbers as El Ultimo Cafe and the Suite of four Tangueras were special moments in a constantly interesting program. But the highlight of the first half was her transcription os A. Piazzolla Adios Nonino, an extended arrangement that was rhapsodic in form and mood, and used the keyboard with glittering effect."
( W.L.Hoffmann - The Canberra Times - Australia - 2005)
"L'association "Musiques sans Frontieres", a produit, ce dernier vendredi, un concert exceptionnel avec une grande pianiste, Marcela Fiorillo. Ce concert, place sous les auspicies de la Direction Generale des Affaires Culturelles de la Chancellerie Argentine, avec cette virtuose du piano, etait tout a fait exceptionel. En premiere partie, celle-ci a magnifiquement interprete trios morceaux de Liszt. Ensuite, avec des tangos ou pieces pour piano, Marcela se retrouve en totale osmose avec la musique de son pays. Elle "colle" parfaitement a lexpression de ces rythmes latinos. G. Kiss confirme: "lorsque l'interprete joue, ce qui compte, c'est la qualite du silence d'ecoute. Celle-ci peut meme remplacer les applaudissements. L'auditorie devient alors plus proche de l'interprete." Marcela Fiorillo a eu droit aussi a de chaleureux allpaudissements du public. Reste a esperer, qu 'a son retour, Marcela reviendra parmi nous dans la region."
( B.T. - Saint Julien-en-Genevois - Francia)
"Marcela Fiorillo "Musica Argentina" This piano solo album was recorded at New York's LeFrak Concert hall. The high-quality recording captures the beauty of the sound as it fades into the atomosphere, and presents the music in a very real way. Astor Piazzolla, Alberto Ginastera, Pedro Saenz and other Argentina composers music.This richly varied Argentina musical selection is Marcela's specialty. Marcela's playing carefully draws out the melody line and brings the compositional contours clearly in to relief. In the mood of these compositions, I caught a glimpse of the composer's romantic charm that once was pervaded Marcela's playing. Marcela's pianistic gift for subtly nuanced interpretation made this possible. Listening to the album, I realized once again, what a truly rich, expressive sound the instrument the piano makes a smooth, supple sound with hidden depths of strength. I think that Marcela's approach to the piano is natural in every way. This album is an important milestone for Marcela Fiorillo, who keeps us anticipating more."
( Shinji Onodera - Frontier Music Explorer - Japon )
"La excelente pianista argentina Marcela Fiorillo realizo recientemente una serie de conciertos dedicados a la difusion de la musica argentina en la Universidades de Queens, Queensborough y N. York City, con un exito significativo...La grabacion fue realizada en EEUU con buen nivel y la interprete pone en evidencia sus buenas dotes tecnicas y su profundo conocimiento de las obras"
( Juan Carlos Montero - La Nacion)
"Marcela's piano music is so delicate and graceful. It likes a gold brocade that embroidered praying to silence. Her piano music has a clarity and emotional depth."
( Shinji Onodera - Frontier Music Explorer - Japon )
"Pianista argentina de extendida trayectoria, Marcela Fiorillo acaba de inaugurar un nuevo segmento de su vida como interprete que se podria denominar de difusion de la musica argentina en los EEUU, algo que ya habia concretado llevando nuestra creatividad pianistica a dispares paises del mundo siempre con sostenido brillo... El exquisito pianismo de Fiorillo se diversifica entonces y entrega un mosaico delicioso en musicalidad, tecnicismo y poder de comunicacion reflejando con total probidad estilos opuestos y caracteristicas particulares de cada uno de los compositores...Notable trabajo de esta pianista con trazos azules y blancos" ( Eduardo Giorello)
"...A distinguished piano player, Marcela Fiorillo particularly stands out in her rendering of Lopez de la Rosa's Tango para la mano izquierda, op. 52, Giacobbe's Imagen de Tango, Saenz' Aquel Buenos Aires and Piazzolla's Parafrasis de Adios Nonino."
( Buenos Aires Herald )
"...The outstanding pianist Marcela Fiorillo, also renders a very good version of Debussy's Soiree dans Granade"
( Buenos Aires Herald )
"Sul palco la pianista argentina Marcela Fiorillo che ha voluto accostare a brani di autori suoi connazionali quali Ginastera, Tauriello e Piazzolla, pezzi del romanticismo europeo proponiendo due ballade di Liszt e Chopin. Il pubblico, numeroso in platea, ha particolarmente apprezzato l'interpretazione del tango argentino proposta da una pianista sudamericana che proprio per questo ha dato ai brani tipici della musica colta latino americana un sapore del tutto particolare e coinvolgente."
( Il Tempo)
"Acaba de aparecer un disco compacto que contiene obras fundamentales de la obra pianistica de Ludwig Van Beethoven...interpretadas por la joven y talentosa pianista Marcela Fiorillo, una artista de gran sensibilidad y alto rango tecnico...Con su frescura y el sello de su personalidad artÃstica, Fiorillo viene a enriquecer la larga lista de registros de estas sonatas del ciclo de las 32 del musico de Bonn, no solo entre los exponentes del piano del plano nacional sino tambien del concierto internacional..."
( Eduardo Giorello )
"...el piano magnificamente interpretado por Marcela Fiorillo, desplegando una amplia gama de matices y acentos para un enmarque impresionista de los materiales hispanicos y franceses- mostrados a traves de sutiles transparencias.."
( Ambito Financiero )
" ...fortaleza y seguridad en la expresion: Marcela Fiorillo ...ausdruckstark und sicher: marcela Fiorillo"
( Argentinisches Tagelblatt )
"Marcela Fiorillo y su magia interpretativa... Sutileza en las manos, pasion y a la vez justeza en su interpretacion... "( El Dia )
"...una joven pianista, Marcela Fiorillo, que con vigor, estilo altamente expresivo y de elevada categoria brindo junto al violoncellista N. Tedesco, en duos y solos como las paginas de Saenz, De La rosa, Daluisio, Giaccobbe y las espectaculares paginas de "Graciela y Buenos Aires", de J. Bragato y "Le Grand Tango" de A. Piazzolla, alcanzaron, cada uno a su modo, a llenar la noche con el hermoso sonido de sabor ciudadano que es el tango bien hecho."
( El Tribuno )
