Diapason Temporarily setting aside his conductor’s baton, Bruno Procopio returns to the harpsichord to focus on CPE Bach’s six Württemberg sonatas. His virtuosity flows through each note with command and precision. Classica Bruno Procopio – playing a beautiful harpsichord by John Philips (Berkeley, 2000) – goes all the way: to him, CPE Bach is not a composer of salon music; Bach’s music should fill the acoustic. We haven’t forgotten the latest recording by Mahan Esfahani,…
RAMEAU in CARACAS CHOC Award of Classica Magazine Bruno Procopio met the Simón Bolívar Orchestra by a recording of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with Lara St. John (Ancalagon). Bruno Procopio could find the eloquence of musicians needed to bring Rameau’s music alive. The musicians of the Simón Bolívar Orchestra display a stupefying discipline and mastery of style, and show a contagious energy and a inexhaustible enthusiasm. Bruno Procopio offers this exotic experience reveals Rameau’s shameless inventiveness…
5 Stars, Diapason Magazine One is struck by Procópio’s authority, his masterful touch and the originality of his discreet rubato. One senses the influence of his mentors (Hantaï, Rousset) in the meticulous treatment of the instrument’s resources. But Procópio’s way of revealing a work’s structure via ornamentation is as personal as it is convincing. This first half of the cycle is overflowing with life and engagement, and his technique measures up to his ideas. Bruno Procópio…