From the album Locatto, P. (2025). La voz de Barrios. Evidence Classics. 

“La voz de Barrios” aims to highlight one of the instruments that Barrios loved and played most: the guitar by the great luthier Francisco Simplicio from 1927 that belonged to Martin Borda y Pagola, Barrios’ friend and protector for over 15 years who often lent his instrument to the Paraguayan virtuoso.

Pietro wishes to thank Adopt a Musician for making this project possible.

Filmed at Palazzo da Schio, Ca’ d’Oro, Vicenza (Italy).

The building we see today in the heart of Vicenza’s historic center rests on much older structures, in all probability from the Roman era. The original core, with its elegant Venetian Gothic facade, dates back to the 14th century and corresponds to the section facing between Corso Palladio and Contrà San Gaetano. The construction was commissioned by the ancient and noble da Caldogno family, military advisors to Emperor Frederick I and counts palatine. The Palace was later purchased by Matteo dal Toso, and then became the residence of a wealthy family of silk merchants, the Franceschinis. It was Dorotea Franceschini who, in 1677, brought it with her as a dowry when she married Nicola di Giulio da Schio. The da Schio family, who have been its custodians and residents ever since, expanded the building and had the monumental staircase built in 1772. Following World War II, Berardo da Schio (1904-1989) poured all his efforts into restoring the severe damage caused by bombings. The ground floor houses the “Giovanni da Schio (1798-1868)” private collection of archaeological and epigraphic artifacts: wine and oil amphorae, fragments of temples, milestones, and civil and tomb headstones that tell the millennia-old history of the Berician city. Standing tough and vigorous more than 15 meters from the ground, a century-old wisteria dominates the inner courtyard. The Palace, where the da Schio family still lives, is now home to professional and artisanal activities, as well as the historic aging cellar for home-produced wines. From time to time, the Ca’ d’Oro transforms into an atmospheric stage for shows, cultural events, and music concerts.