On next 15th March Emanuele Torquati will come back to Berlin for a Solo Recital at Piano Salon Christophori. In this occasion, he will present also his latest CD Release “The Vale of Dreams”, on American composer Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920), a key figure for the development of American Music in 20th Century. This publication includes all his major works for piano, and follows previous Torquati’s CDs on Albert Roussel and Alexander von Zemlinsky for Brilliantclassics.

For his Programme at Piano Salon Christophori, Emanuele chose to build up a selection of composers whose influence was evident in Griffes works, such as Alexander Skrjabin and his Tenth Piano Sonata, Alexander Zemlinsky op. 1 and last but not least Ferruccio Busoni seminal Fantasia nach Johann Sebastian Bach, written after his father’s death. The same Ferruccio Busoni discovered the talent of Griffes after giving a concert in New York City, and supported publication of his first piano works for Schirmer.