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Ruggero Gerlin

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Ruggero Gerlin (5 January 1899 – 17 June 1983) was an Italian harpsichordist.

Life

Born in Venice, ^{[citation needed]} Gerlin studied the piano at the Milan Conservatory ^{[citation needed]} then moved to Paris in 1920^{[citation needed]} to study harpsichord with Wanda Landowska.^{[citation needed]}

He continued to work with her until 1940,^{[citation needed]} particularly during concerts with two harpsichords.^{[citation needed]} He returned to Italy in 1941^{[citation needed]} to become a harpsichord teacher at the Music Conservatories of Naples.^{[citation needed]} He also led master classes at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana of Sienna.^{[citation needed]} Among his many students were Huguette Dreyfus, Kenneth Gilbert and Blandine Verlet.^{[citation needed]}

He performed in many concerts and for many harpsichord recordings,^{[citation needed]} including the complete works of François Couperin, Louis Couperin^[1] and Jean-Philippe Rameau. He was also responsible for the publication of works by Alessandro Scarlatti, Benedetto Marcello, etc.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Pièces pour le clavecin Couperin, Louis". Bibliothèques spécialisées de la Ville de Paris. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

External links

Ruggero Merlin on IMSLP
Ruggero Gerlin
Discography on Discogs
Ruggero Gerlin on Encyclopedie Universalis
Biography on Bach Cantatas Website
János Sebestyén – Ruggero Gerlin Harpsicordist
Scarlatti - Ruggero Gerlin (1956) Various sonatas (YouTube)

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