New Release: The Loveliest Hours

The Loveliest Hours by Gemma Bertagnolli and Alessandro Stella is out today. The duo's first EP on Extended Place reflects a long-standing collaboration across a wide range of repertoire, now captured in a live recording from the Trame Sonore Festival in Mantua. The programme explores Mozart's vocal world through a sequence of songs that often unfold like miniature operas — condensed dramatic scenes where voice and fortepiano shape character, gesture, and narrative in just a few minutes. Featuring a beautiful replica by McNulty Fortepianos after an 1804 Anton Walter instrument, this recording also marks Alessandro Stella's first release on a historical keyboard. Co-produced by Extended Place and OCM, The Loveliest Hours is released on the opening day of the new edition of Trame Sonore Festival.