An Italian pianist breaks our heart for his silent town

An Italian pianist breaks our heart for his silent town

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norman lebrecht

April 05, 2020

Brescia is an epicentre of the Italian pandemic, with 1,278 deaths up to the end of March and fears the final total may be much higher.

The pianist Federico Colli offers heartrending Handel – ‘Lascia ch’io pianga’ – in tribute to his locked-down home town.

Comments

  • Tom Melody says:
    April 5, 2020 at 3:48 pm

    Very moving. And heartbreaking.

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  • NYMike says:
    April 5, 2020 at 6:49 pm

    Beautiful!

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