...these are among the finest of all Chopin discs, easily excelling recordings by almost all the most celebrated names in the catalogueWit...
When Pietro De Maria puts his hands on the piano, it comes spontaneously to revive an old definition: he is a poet of the keyboardWhe...
Behind this Chopin we can hear the aristocratic elegance of Rubinstein, the poetry of Magaloff, the tonal qualities of Maria TipoMil...
..certain personal choices...allow us to hear details which usually escape one's attentionDe ...
De Maria has shown an uncommonly rich romantic personality: precise in his reading and brilliant in his performanceThe...
We have had an introduction to what promises to be one of the most important interpretations of Chopin of the immediate futureHat...
we are amazed not only by the extraordinary technical control, but also by the unfailing concentration with which De Maria goes through such poetic density and such different environmentsThe...
The brilliant and sophisticated performance of the two piano virtuosos François-Frédéric Guy and Pietro De MariaAt… the first Italian pe...
The two concertos by Mendelssohn are still among De Maria’s most completely successful interpretations: he dominates the arduous pages with the sweep of an authentic virtuoso and restores style to the pieces with supreme eleganceFLORENCE:...
Pietro De Maria showed his sensitivity for delicate and subdued tones, with exemplary agility, beautifully filigreed high notes and marvelous round trillsIn ...