Carlo Grante
Carlo Grante (born 1960) is an Italian classical pianist. Born in L'Aquila and graduating from the National Academy of St Cecilia in Rome, he performs classical and contemporary classical music. His discography consists of more than 50 albums. Biography 

After graduating from the Conservatory of St. Cecilia under , Grante studied in the under Ivan Davis at the University of Miami, with Rudolf Firkusny at the Juilliard School in New York, and then with Alisa Kezheradze-Pogorelić in London. He has also studied with Ivan Davis, Rudolf Firkušný, and Alisa Kezheradze. Grante has performed and recorded a wide range of concert repertoire, focusing often on lesser-known works. His discography ranges from works by Franz Liszt and the complete sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti, to twentieth-century composers like Leopold Godowsky, Ferruccio Busoni and Kaikhosru Sorabji. He has performed with major orchestras across Europe such as Staatskapelle Dresden, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra i Pomeriggi Musicali, Cappella Istropolitana, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, and Vienna Symphony. Grante has also written scholarly articles regarding research into methodology and piano literature. At the Newport Music Festival in 1995, Grante performed the world premiere of the 53 Studies on the Études of Chopin by Leopold Godowsky. In 1996, on the occasion of two recitals at Wigmore Hall in London, a Musical Opinion reviewer wrote: "The discs of Grante had shown astonishing qualities... his live performances have then proved him to be the first rate pianist that his discs suggested." In 1997, he gave a series of six recitals in New York. He performed again at the Newport Music Festival in 2011 and 2012. He has seen himself as the recipient of a number of works dedicated to him, most notably Chopin Dreams and a Piano concerto by composer Bruce Adolphe. Discography 

Busoni: Works for Piano and Orchestra, Orchestra dei Pomeriggi musicali di Milano, Music & Arts CD-1047
Piano works by Busoni, Bloch, Finnissy & Flynn, Music & Arts CD-1247
Busoni, Troncon – P. Troncon: 6 Preludes and Fugues F. Busoni: Prélude et Etude; Fantasia nach Bach; Vivace e Leggero; Perpetuum mobile, Music & Arts CD-1157
Busoni, Vlad – Busoni: Fantasia Contrappuntistica, Roman Vlad: Opus Triplex, Music & Arts CD-1186-1
Muzio Clementi – The Sonatas for Solo Piano, Vol. 1, Altarus
Leopold Godowsky Edition, Vol. 1 – Passacaglia; 12 Schubert Song Transcriptions, Music & Arts CD-984
Godowsky Edition, Vol. 2 – Bach Violin Sonatas Transcriptions, Music & Arts CD-1039
Godowsky Edition, Vol. 3 – Bach Cello Suites Transcriptions, Music & Arts CD-1046
Godowsky Edition, Vol. 4 – Studies on Chopin's Etudes, Music & Arts CD-1093
Godowsky Edition, Vol. 5 – Transcriptions from Weber, Schumann, Chopin, Music & Arts CD-1189
Godowsky Edition, Vol. 6 – "Renaissance" Transcriptions, Music & Arts CD-1215
Godowsky Edition, Vol. 7 – Transcriptions and Paraphrases, Albeniz to Richard Strauss, Music & Arts CD-1259
Godowsky Studies on Chopin's Etudes Vol. 1, Studien über die Etüden von Chopin Nos. 1–20, Altarus Air CD 9092
Godowsky Studies on Chopin's Etudes Vol. 2, Studien über die Etüden von Chopin Nos. 21–43, Altarus Air CD 9093
Godowsky Studies on Chopin's Etudes Vol. 3, Studien über die Etüden von Chopin Nos. 44–48, Passacaglia, 4 Chopin Waltz transcriptions, Altarus Air CD 9094
Giovanni Benedetto Platti
Platti – Sonatas Vol. 1, Sonatas 1–4, Dante PSG9647
Platti – Sonatas Vol. 2, Sonatas 5–8, Dante PSG9648
Platti – Sonatas Vol. 3, Sonatas 9–13, Dante PSG9651
Liszt, Busoni, Sorabji – Liszt: Norma Fantasy, Don Juan Fantasy, Busoni: Sonatina super Carmen, Sorabji: Carmen Pastiche, Altarus Air CD
Franz Liszt – Via crucis, Harmonies poétiques et religieuses
Carlo Grante Live in New York – Liszt: Mazeppa, Sonata, Bach-Busoni: Chaconne
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Concerto K. 449 – Concerto K. 488 – Concerto K. 365 (Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome; B. Sieberer, cond. ; Barbara Panzarella, piano II in K. 365), Music & Arts CD-1222
Poulenc; Saint-Saëns; Elliot – Music for Woodwinds and Piano, Altarus Air CD 9032
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Preludes Op. 32, Corelli Variations, Isle of the Dead (transcr. G. Kirkor) Music & Arts CD-1128
Scarlatti – Domenico Scarlatti, Vol. 1 (6 CDs, 90 Sonatas), 30 Essercizi, Parma book I: Sonatas 1–30, Parma book II: Sonatas 1–30, Music & Arts CD-1236
Scarlatti – Domenico Scarlatti, Vol. 2 (6 CDs, 90 Sonatas), Parma book III: Sonatas 1–30, Parma book IV: Sonatas 1–30, Parma book V: Sonatas 1–30, Music & Arts CD-1242
Franz Schmidt –  Concertante Variations for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Concerto in E-flat major German Radio Orchestra, MDR Leipzig, Fabio Luisi, cond. Querstand VKJK 0611
Robert Schumann – Three Piano Sonatas, Sonata, Op. 11, Sonata, Op. 14, Sonata, Op. 22 Music & Arts CD-1120
Roman Vlad – Major piano works Cantata No. 3, "Le ciel est vide" Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus and Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli, cond. Music & Arts CD-1217
Maria Hofer – Toccata (piano solo) Ballada, for violoncello and piano (with Euden Prochak) Lieder (with Patrizia Cigna, Wolf Matthias Friedrich)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Twelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman"

Publications 
Criteri primari di metodologia pianistica, Rugginenti Editori, Milano, 2012 . English Fundamentals of Piano Methodology (2013),

Bibliography 

Roberto Piana, Around the Piano. Appunti intorno al pianoforte, Magnum Edizioni, Sassari, 2001
Roberto Piana incontra Carlo Grante, Editoriale Documenta, Cargeghe, 2009

References 

Italian classical pianists
Male classical pianists
Italian male pianists
Living people
University of Miami alumni
1960 births
21st-century classical pianists
21st-century Italian male musicians