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I was browsing the Naxos streaming site yesterday (a great resource, which you can often get free access to, as I do, through your public library membership) and came across this CD
It's a 2-CD set of pieces by Einaudi played by pianist Jeremy Limb (and others, for the 'cello parts on titles from 'Una Mattina' and so on). It's rather good, and at £4.99 for the download, it's pretty good value. I haven't come across any commercial recordings by other pianists of Einaudi's music before, although I have heard many of similar composers like Philip Glass (which I almost always prefer to Glass himself playing).
I had a browse of the Quartz site and see that they also have an album of Michael Nyman's piano music, played by Ksenia Bashmet.
I listened to this on Naxos and it is also excellent. I prefer many of the performances to Nyman himself playing on his 'Piano Sings' CD.
It's interesting that the Amazon (UK) reviews of the Einaudi/Limb CD seem to be quite polarized - some people giving it very negative reviews because it isn't Einaudi, and they feel it's some sort of con-trick, with others recognizing that Einaudi is a composer and that anyone is free to interpret his pieces. I guess this highlights Einaudi's ambiguous status somewhere between classical composer and superstar recording artist.
I didn't knew Jeremy Limb so I listened all the tracks. I paid special attention to "Monday" and "Dolce Droga" which are pieces that I've been playing since a while
As a listener I understand those negative comments you refer in Amazon. I think Jeremy is a little "heavy" on his interpretation and sometimes he can't play with the well known "Einaudi-flow". Do you understand what I mean?
But, who I am to criticize?
Thanks for sharing.
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As a listener I understand those negative comments you refer in Amazon. I think Jeremy is a little "heavy" on his interpretation and sometimes he can't play with the well known "Einaudi-flow". Do you understand what I mean?
I do see what you mean, although I quite like many of his interpretations and it is interesting to hear a different approach.
I decided to look on Naxos for any other Einaudi interpretations, and found this album
There is one piece on here ("The Apple Tree") written by Einuadi for a small ensemble of piano, wind and strings. If you can find a way to listen to this, do. If you didn't know it was written by Einaudi you would never guess it. It has a much denser texture, more complex and angular than you would ever expect from him.
As a listener I understand those negative comments you refer in Amazon. I think Jeremy is a little "heavy" on his interpretation and sometimes he can't play with the well known "Einaudi-flow". Do you understand what I mean?
I do see what you mean, although I quite like many of his interpretations and it is interesting to hear a different approach.
I decided to look on Naxos for any other Einaudi interpretations, and found this album
There is one piece on here ("The Apple Tree") written by Einuadi for a small ensemble of piano, wind and strings. If you can find a way to listen to this, do. If you didn't know it was written by Einaudi you would never guess it. It has a much denser texture, more complex and angular than you would ever expect from him.
And what to say about this????
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On Saturday the 19th of January at 9pm, I will play for you live from home for one hour alone with my piano some of the music from my new album In a Time Lapse - Ludovico Einaudi
Ok, I recorded the pieces that Ludo played at home. I had no time to hear them all so I do not know if they are all OK, but I decided to share them with you.
I was tied up at a tournament with my daughter all day yesterday, but I'm listening to the home concert right now, along with having a spirited chat with Euan as to whether "In a Time Lapse" might be Einaudi's best album to date. The music is incredible. "Waterways" blew me away with all those super deep bass notes. "Two Trees" was lovely. And I'm only halfway through the concert...
Euan pointed out that the iTunes release of the album has five bonus tracks... so even though I pre-ordered the CD, I'm going to get the iTunes version tomorrow.
Can someone put names to the track numbers downloaded by Carlo? I will be able to I expect once I have the album.
BTW I often prefer just the piano music without the strings.
There's a gap between my track list numbers and the "real" pieces. I need to split track #5, track #10 and track #11. I'll do it later... sorry about that.
Track#1 Walk Track#2 Discovery At Night Track#3 Two Trees Track#4 Life Track#5 Brothers (04:03) + Orbit (03:22) Track#6 Corale Solo Track#7 Waterways Track#8 Ronald's Dream Track#9 Bever Track#10 Newton´s Cradle (05:02) + Time Lapse (05:33) Track#11 ?? (02:11) + Experience (04:45) + Underwood (03:40)+ Burning
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Thanks Carlos. I had spotted the join between Newton's Cradle and Time Lapse in track 10, but not the others.
Agree with Monica, Waterways and Two Trees are very good. In fact there is only one I don't like, Newton's Cradle ( maybe it will grow on me), a couple I'm neutral about at the moment, but the majority are a delight.
I was less than wild about Newton's Cradle, too, but the album version is much better, because Einaudi adds some wild strings that gives it a lot of energy. "Experience" is stunning, too.
Thanks so much, Carlos, for all that work. It will help to have the solo piano versions to listen to when he releases the sheet music.
Here below you can find the first dates of "In Time Lapse Tour". I already bought tickets for March 22!!!
Italy February 1st, Cagli (PU) Teatro delle Muse February 2nd, Trento Auditorium Santa Chiara February 4th, Verona Teatro Filarmonico February 5th, Bologna -Teatro Duse February 6th, Genova - Teatro Carlo Felice February 9th, Parma - Teatro Regio February 11th, Torino - Teatro Regio February 12th, Milano - Teatro degli Arcimboldi (sold out) February 13th, Roma - Auditorium Parco della Musica February 15th, Firenze - Teatro Verdi February 16th, Ancona Teatro delle Muse February18th, Bari Teatro Petruzzelli
Germany February 26th, Munich, Philarmonie February 27th, Karlsruhe, Stadthalle March 1st Dusseldorf, Tonhalle (sold out) March 2nd, Frankfurt, Alte Oper (sold out) March 3th, Leipzig, Gevendhaus (sold out) March 4th, Nuremberg Meinstersingerhalle (sold out) March 5th, Bremen Glocke (sold out) March 6th, Hamburg Laiszhalle (sold out) April 4th, Berlin Tempodrom (sold out)
Austria April 11th, Wiener Konzerthaus (sold out)
Netherlands March 9th, Eindhoven Music Halle endhoven Frits (sold out) March 10th, Amsterdam Royal Theatre Carre (sold out) March 11th, Groningen Music Centre De Oosterpoort (sold out)
Belgium March 12th, Bruxelles, Palais de Beaux-Arts March 13th, Anvers De Roma (sold out)
Spain March 19th, Madrid Teatro Circo Prince March 21th, Barcelona Palau de la Musica
March 25th, Lille Theatre Sebastopole March 26, Nantes Cite des Congres March 27th, Clermont Ferrand Zenit d'Auvergne March 28th, Lyon L'Amphitheatre Cite Internationale
United Kingdom April 13th, Bristol Colston Hall April 14th, Birmingham Symphony Hall April 15th, Liverpool Philarmonie Hall April 16th, Edimburgh Usher Hall April 17th, Gateshead The Sage Gateshead April 19th, Manchester Bridgewater Hall April 20th, Basingstoke Anvil April 21st, Cambridge April 22nd, London Barbican Hall (sold out) April 23th, London Barbican Hall (sold out) April 24th, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall April 25th, Brighton Dome
Canada May 16th, Montreal Salle Pierre Mercure May 25th, Vancouver Chan Center tickets)
USA May 21st, Washington DC Warner Theater May 22nd, Chicago, Harris Theater for Music and Dance May 28th, Boulder - Colorado June 1st, San Francisco The Warfield
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I am nervously waiting for more U.S. dates to be added. The closest (so far) for me would be Chicago, but that falls smack dab in the middle of finals week for my kids. What kind of mother abandons her kids during finals week to go to a concert?!? (Maybe this one, but I'm hoping another city gets added that would work better for me...)