A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Rendano, Alfonso

RENDANO, Alfonso, born April 5, 1853, at Carolei, near Cosenza, studied first at the Conservatorio at Naples, then with Thalberg, and lastly at the Leipzig Conservatorium. He played at the Gewandhaus with marked success on Feb. 8, 1872. He then visited Paris and London, performed at the Musical Union (April 30, 1872), the Philharmonic (March 9, 73), the Crystal Palace, and other concerts, and much in society; and after a lengthened stay returned to Italy. He was a graceful and refined player, with a delicate touch, a great command over the mechanism of the piano, and a pleasing melancholy in his expression. His playing of Bach was especially good. He has published some piano pieces of no importance.

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