About
Musician and musicologist known for his technical mastery and saucy renditions of obscure composers.
Before Fame
He finished his piano studies at Rome's Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in 1956 with highest honors.
Trivia
He was close friends with the famed Italian pianist and conductor Carlo Zecchi.
Family Life
His parents often hosted well-known musicians in their home such as violinist Gioconda de Vito and tenors Giacomo Lauri-Volpi and Tito Schipa. He married Nancy Pasawicz in 1967. They had a son named Marcantonio M. Spada.
Associated With
He produced the definitive edition of Muzio Clementi's symphonies as part of a research grant while he was living in the United States.
