Underwater

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I felt a sense of freedom to abandon myself and to let the music flow in a different way. I didn’t have a filter between me and what came out of the piano, it felt very pure.” Underwater is a quiet, meditative, gentle album. It seems to perfectly reflect those new listening habits and will surely reinforce the composer’s popularity. With his usual politeness, he answered our questions amid rehearsals for a world tour that just started in Italy. After the spring dates across Europe (mostly sold out), in June he will fly to the other side of the Atlantic, with concerts in the United States, Canada and Mexico. A pianist's elegy for the Arctic» Yale Climate Connections". Yale Climate Connections. 12 September 2016 . Retrieved 27 October 2020. [ dead link]

In October 2009, Nightbook was released. The album saw Einaudi take a new direction with his music as he incorporated synthesized sounds alongside his piano. [10] The album was conceived and recorded in response to the German painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer, as well as an exhibit space where Einaudi performed for a gallery opening for Kiefer. It was also inspired by the drums and electronics of the Whitetree Project, a performing trio Einaudi formed with Robert and Ronald Lippok of To Rococo Rot, a German electronic group. [7] In Italy, the album went Gold with more than 35,000 copies sold. Ludovico Einaudi". Ponderosa Music. Archived from the original on 10 May 2009 . Retrieved 12 January 2012. Ludovico Einaudi Announces New Album 'Cinema' ". udiscovermusic.com. 23 April 2021 . Retrieved 4 June 2021. Einaudi's album In a Time Lapse was released on 21 January 2013, [21] with US and Canadian supporting tours. He also appeared on KCRW in Los Angeles. [22] On 17 September 2013, Einaudi performed various songs from In a Time Lapse, together with a new ensemble, at the annual iTunes Festival held at the Roundhouse in London. The group intimately rehearsed this performance in the barn of Einaudi's house. [23] In March 2016, the world premiere of a new piano concerto, "Domino", took place at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. [24] Style [ edit ] He starts the performance with milder, slower compositions from his latest album, such as Underwater and Flora, and begins to build towards deeper, darker pieces with Swordfish. His band joins him for haunting renditions of Divenire and the show closes with the ever-legendary Experience.Jiménez, Elvira; Tellnes, Erlend (20 June 2016). "Ludovico Einaudi performs with 8 million voices to save the Arctic". greenpeace.org . Retrieved 21 January 2016.

Flora’ has a chorale beginning—a Bach-like introduction that’s a homage to my years of studying his music. But at the same time, I didn’t think too much about that: The music came quite naturally to me. After the introduction, I added a second part that features a repeated chord progression that gets gradually louder and faster.” songwriting, not composing. A fresh approach… a song is like a breath, it needs nothing more. The album is a place to freely reflect, a place without boundaries.” a b c d e f g h i j k l "Home". LudovicoEinaudi.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008 . Retrieved 12 January 2012. As a sometime fan of Einaudi’s work, I found Underwater strikingly different to listen to (as have others), and have been looking forward to considering the sheet music folio, which has recently been published by Chester Music / Hal Leonard, and is the subject of this review… To summarise, this a beautiful score, and one which any late intermediate player (or above) who has enjoyed the album is bound to find genuinely rewarding. Closing ThoughtsProcter & Gamble TV commercial "The Best Job" for the Olympics 2012 ( excerpt from "Divenire" on YouTube). (2012) A player at late intermediate level (around Grades 4-5) would be able to attempt much of this music, while the early advanced player (at around Grades 6-7) would be able to communicate them with a full range of expression. The Publication

This is a very simple piece—I really love the beauty of its simplicity. It’s almost like a song that you can sing to a child, like a nursery rhyme.” Radionomy". www.radionomy.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017 . Retrieved 31 August 2017. Swordfish is introspective, bringing to mind an inner monologue. Combining a touch of Baroque and a hint of Mozart, it recalls a muted version of the theme from the classic film The Go-Between. The slightly surreal Wind Song’s powerful deep keys are in counterpoint with high chords, followed by echoing notes and gorgeous transitions to cascading tones. Richly dramatic, the piece is vaguely ghostly and might be a score for a romantic thriller.

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In 2016, Einaudi participated in the Greenpeace campaign to save the Arctic. [16] [17] Solo releases [ edit ] In the mid-1980s, he began to search for more personal expression in a series of works for dance and multimedia, [11] and later for piano. [10] I think this music carries something airy, like it’s detached from the Earth, even though it’s made of feelings. But it flies high and brings you into a new dimension. I have a pretty abstract nature, far from the frenzy of daily life, and I’m happy that this attitude of mine gave me a “space” that I manage to share with so many listeners.

After studying at the conservatory in Milan and subsequently with Berio, Einaudi spent several years composing in traditional forms, including several chamber and orchestral compositions. [10] He soon garnered international attention and his music was performed at venues such as the Teatro alla Scala, the Tanglewood Music Festival, Lincoln Center, and the UCLA Center for Performing Arts. [11] Steve Nagle. "Classical Pianist Ludovico Einaudi Tops Charts in UK with 'Elements'. (Review)" Classicalite. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2022. Underwater is Einaudi’s first full album of new solo piano music for two decades. The music was composed while the composer was isolated at his home in Italy. Working without any distractions or the usual commitments that come with his busy schedule, we are told that it is his manifesto for life, and a statement on a period during which the world around him was quiet and silent. That’s insightful. I was actually inspired by Debussy for “Swordfish.” The playing technique is similar. But I’m not sure about its diversity from the rest of the album. To me, it doesn’t sound like an isolated composition; on the contrary, it adds a shade of color.

Valiant Hearts: The Great War" first-look trailer – "Fly" Valiant Hearts: The Great War official trailer (UK) on YouTube. (2013) Experience: The Ludovico Einaudi Story, a new podcast mini-series, also launched in 2021 starring celebrated filmmakers including multiple award-winning actor and director Russell Crowe ( Gladiator), Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao ( Nomadland), BAFTA-winning director and screenwriter Shane Meadows ( This is England), Academy Award winner Florian Zeller ( The Father), and multiple award-winning director Eric Toledano ( The Intouchables). The series explores what it is that makes Einaudi’s soothing minimalist compositions so perfect for these challenging times. Like a summer breeze, Natural Light is wistful, philosophical – then with undulating chords wakes up, becoming alive. Like a harmonious fusion of folk melody and a child’s nursery rhyme, the lovely Almost June surprises with a scintillating stanza, evoking sparkling stars. In a Time Lapse". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020 . Retrieved 12 April 2013. They just started as a little poetic addition. But they’re open to interpretation; everyone can find their own meaning. Through the notes I take, I like to create a bridge between the sonic realm and the literary one.