by Mauricio Annunziata

I feel a great emotion when interpreting my works. It is not certain that the facets of pianista and composer are broken ties. A composer, if it is also a good pianista, will write far better for piano. And doubt that does not fit, about the moment for conceiving the compositions, it will think about his interpretation. In addition, for a pianista that is also composer the inspiration of their works will be more likely fruit of the hours of practice of that instrument.

How many times I had to interrupt the study of the piano to write what it was being crossed to me by the mind then!. I have never been able to properly separate the composition this of the instrument for which it is devised. The instrument, the technique, their timbre, inspires the composition. Whichever examples offer the great teachers to us of the music of to have taken advantage of some technical resource an instrument like departure point the compositivo act!.

Is always the composer the best interpreter of his own work?. The answer is elementary: coverall depends on the quality of the interpreter. A good pianista, like mythical king Midas, can turn gold everything what touches, and is cases in that the interpreter can surpass advantageously to the composer in merit. There are pianistas that do not tolerate nor the minimum suggestions on the part of the composer and are others, however, that needs at all costs that the composer guides them.

I, personally, am the severe critic but of same me, and acceptance several interpretations for my works. I myself never I even interpret something twice in the same way. A good interpreter would not have to listen to recordings the preceding days the study of some work not to be influenced, and must always resort to the score, complete and universal document. The repeated and deep study of a work of musical Literature, does that the interpreter memorice the work, and even obtains that the pianista can get to feel like the composer.

Mauricio Annunziata

Roma, November 1999