"Angelo Mariani was considered at that time the prince director, the genius director! The Italian orchestra, under him…"

"I had the opportunity to follow Mariani in his artistic wanderings for a few years, and I was able to convince myself…"

"Angelo Mariani was by chance the first in Italy who, coupling the office of concertmaster with that of orchestra dire…"

"If it is legitimate to say, with a Gallic term, that a singer or an actor, called to interpret a new production on st…"

"As a composer, he enriched violin music by his numerous concertos and sonatas, and by a few dainty songs. However, it…"

"In Neapolitan tradition, mandolins, guitars and accordions were part of everyday life, just like kitchen utensils."

"(About the song Ti lascio una canzone) Gino wanted to pay tribute to Ornella Vanoni as a seal on their story. I loved…"

"Pippo was powerful, demanding and competent. If he didn't like one of the arrangements, we would go back and write un…"

"(About the Sanremo Festival) It has gone from being a song festival to a product festival. This is a consequence of t…"

"What is produced today is mostly modest. Music has become tribal: fewer and fewer elements are used, and songs are mo…"