9 and 11 May 2016 – Interview for Rete Toscana Classica, Italy ICSM Records – Interview Fiammetta Tarli talks to Luca Berni about her label ICSM Records http://www.retetoscanaclassica.it Click to listen Fiammetta Tarli`s interview with Rate Toscana...
read moreFiammetta Tarli and Ivo Varbanov, pianists and creative partners in life and work, have banded together with a dedicated team of recording and design professionals to launch ICSM Records, a company with impressively high aspirations: “Independent Creative Sound and Music (ICSM) Records—made by musicians for musicians—is committed to uncompromising quality in every aspect of the recording, creating artistic statements beyond time and fashion.” Before probing more deeply into ICSM’s plans and philosophy, however, let’s learn something about the...
read moreAugust 15, 2014 by Norman Lebrecht Husband and wife pianists Ivo Varbanov and Fiammetta Tarli are starting a new record label next month. We asked them to explain the USP of ICSM Records. Fiamma, being Italian, muttered something about fighting the mafia. Ivo objects to the over-production that takes place on major labels. We asked them to talk it through. So they did. Right here: ICSM RECORDS Ivo and Fiamma, why your own record label? Fiamma: The cultural system these days is dysfunctional. Ivo: Little public (and private) funding for...
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