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

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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

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)