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"Argentine Music for Piano': "This piano solo album was recorded at N.York's LeFrak Concert hall. The high-quality recording captures the beauty of the sound as it fades into the atmosphere, and presents the music in a very real way... Marcela's playing carefully draws out the melody line and brings the compositional contours clearly in to relief. In the mood of these compositions, I caught a glimpse of the composer's romantic charm that once was pervaded Marcela's playing. Marcela's pianistic gift for subtly nuanced interpretation made this possible. I realized once again, what a truly rich, expressive sound the instrument the piano makes a smooth, supple sound with hidden depths of strength... This album is an important milestone for Marcela Fiorillo, who keeps us anticipating more."
(Shinji Onodera - Frontier Music Explorer - Japon)

   
"...Atmosfera de intimidad proponen estos dos artistas que en particular simbiosis exponen trabajos de autores tan entranables como Gismonti, Troilo,Stamponi, Castellanos, Gardel, Piazzolla, Laurenz y Cobian, en sutiles arreglos de M. Pujol, V. Villadangos y la misma M. Fiorillo. Precisamente a ella pertenece el arreglo de la "Parafrasis sobre Adiós Nonino" en la que el refinadísimo pianismo de Fiorillo urde una trama meticulosa y colorida... ...En el registro tomado en vivo en "La Scala de San Telmo", los climas melancólicos y profundamente expresivos crean un delicado equilibrio con aquellos rebosantes de energía y compulsion, tal como ocurre en "Agua y Vino" de Gismonti y la "Milonga de mis amores" de Laurenz, por citar solo dos perlas de este festival de musicalidad y emocion compartidas, tecnica precisa y virtuosismo, libertad y vuelo poetico unidos por la pasion de dos excelentes exponentes de la interpretacion argentina..."
(Eduardo Giorello )
   
"Pianista argentina de extendida trayectoria, Marcela Fiorillo acaba de inaugurar un nuevo segmento de su vida como interprete que se podria denominar de difusion de la musica argentina en los EEUU, algo que ya habia concretado llevando nuestra creatividad pianistica a dispares paises del mundo siempre con sostenido brillo... El exquisito pianismo de Fiorillo se diversifica entonces y entrega un mosaico delicioso en musicalidad, tecnicismo y poder de comunicacion reflejando con total probidad estilos opuestos y características particulares de cada uno de los compositores...Notable trabajo de esta pianista con trazos azules y blancos" ( Eduardo Giorello)
 
Beethoven Sonatas: "Acaba de aparecer un disco compacto que contiene obras fundamentales de la obra pianistica de Ludwig Van Beethoven...interpretadas por la joven y talentosa pianista Marcela Fiorillo, una artista de gran sensibilidad y alto rango tecnico...Con su frescura y el sello de su personalidad artística, Fiorillo viene a enriquecer la larga lista de registros de estas sonatas del ciclo de las 32 del musico de Bonn, no solo entre los exponentes del piano del plano nacional sino tambien del concierto internacional..." (Eduardo Giorello - El Dia - Argentina)
 

"Having already enjoyed the brilliant playing of Argentine-born pianist Marcela Fiorillo, in the tango music of her own country, I had looked forward to hearing her performing in the standard European repertoire, and this Canberra recital afforded that opportunity. I was not disappointed. The first half of Fiorillo's program was devoted to three major woks for solo piano by Liszt, starting with his heroic elegy Funerailles, a powerful work which opens with the clanging of tolling bells, which in turn lead to a sombre funeral march. It received an arresting performance, the highly demanding middle section, with its rolling octaves in the bass, thrown off with great assurance. The warm poetic expression of the Sonetto 104 del Petrarca was quite beautifully captured, while the Ballade N2 was accomplished with bravura playing that was as impressive as it was satisfying. This was pianism of notable quality. It was the finest Liszt playing I have enjoyed since those notable programs presented in Canberra more than two decades ago by Geoffrey Tozer. The second half of the program brought an equally fine realization of one of Beethoven most expressively powerful works. This was a recital of notable pianism and rewarding musicality." ( W.L.Hoffmann - The Canberra Times - Australia- 2006 )

   
"La aparicion de discos con registros de obras de autores argentinos de lo que llamamos música clasica es siempre una muy buena noticia. En esta oportunidad, el sello Tradition lanza una serie de obras para piano de creadores de distintos períodos y distintas estéticas. Estan Juan Carlos Zorzi con su bartokiana Danza orgiastica, Angel Lasala con su más bucólica Impresiones de mi tierra, Roberto Caamano con sus logradísimas Variaciones gregorianas, Roberto Garcia Morillo con la suite Conjuros, Lucio Bruno-Videla con la a su manera criolla Sonata Op. 3. Fiorillo, que además muestra su tanguero Preludio Buenos Aires, muestra seguridad interpretativa, versatilidad y atención a la variedad de estilos, intenciones y credos esteticos de los autores. Un muy buen disco."
( La voz - Argentina)
   
"The first part of this presentation was essentially a solo piano recital of tango-influenced music performed by the brilliant young visiting Argentinean pianist Marcela Fiorillo. Most of the pieces were performed in her own arrangements, and her very attractive playing pleasantly captured this atmosphere, matching an impressive technical assurance with a warm expressive tonal control of the keyboard. Her familiarity with the styles and moods of the various works was very apparent, and such numbers as El Ultimo Cafe and the Suite of four Tangueras were special moments in a constantly interesting program. But the highlight of the first half was her transcription of A. Piazzolla Adios Nonino, an extended arrangement that was rhapsodic in form and mood, and used the keyboard with glittering effect."
( W.L.Hoffmann - The Canberra Times - Australia)
   

"Argentinean born pianist Marcela Fiorillo once again demonstrated the impressive technical accomplishments and fine expressive qualities of her playing in this recital of Spanish piano music.

The program opened quietly with two transcriptions for keyboard of anonymous 15th-century lyrics, followed by graceful Sonatas by 17th-century composers José Gallés and Antonio Soler Ramos, these little pieces given suitably light and crisp performances.

Then the program moved to the 19th century, and this brought the expressive passion of the recital's title.

The first notable composer of the later 19th century on show was Isaac Albeniz.

With the recital at full impetus, a brilliant realization of two pieces by Enrique Granados led to an impressively virtuosic performance.

Then it was the final bracket of pieces by Manuel de Falla, the first of these, the Serenata Andaluza, bringing more relaxed mood. But the sparkle soon returned with the Spanish colour and rhythms of dances brilliantly arranged for piano solo by the composer from his ballet scores The Three-Cornered Hat and Love the Magician, these rising to a climax with the driving rhythm of the Ritual Fire Dance, which brought this continually entertaining and musically rewarding recital to an exciting conclusion."

( W.L.Hoffmann - The Canberra Times - Australia)