When Dino Ciani died in 1974 in a car accident in Rome at age 32, the world lost a great pianist. He was described by his teacher Alfred Cortot as "a youth possessing the rarest gifts bestowed by nature." He is now considered an icon among classical record collectors, and has a piano competition dedicated to his memory which is held each year at Teatro alla Scala. During his too short career Ciani collaborated with some of the world’s finest conductors including Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Muti, Carlo Maria Giulini, and others. Each track featured on this new release is a live or studio performance recorded between the years 1965 and 1973. All tracks are available here for the first time.